HébuterneHébuterne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southwest of Arras.HistoryFormerly within the ancient county of Artois, the village was redesignated within the new Department of the Pas [de Calais] after the French Revolution.First World WarFor most of the First [World War], Hébuterne was in the front line of the Western [Front (World War I)|Western Front] and occupied by the Allies of [World War I|Allied Forces] entrenched on the eastern side of the village facing the Imperial German Army 800 yards beyond occupying the village of Gommecourt. In mid-summer 1916, the 56th (London) Division of the British Army carried out an attack from Hébuterne in an attempt to capture Gommecourt as a part of the Battle of the Somme offensive, which failed with severe losses.