610:"Le 15 juillet 1918, l'ennemi engage la bataille en Champagne contre les IVème, Vème et VIème armées – Le 17, ses efforts sont brisés de Château-Thierry à l'Argonne. À l'aube du 18 juillet, entre Nouvron et la Marne, les Xème et Vème armées s'élancent à l'assaut sur le flanc de l'ennemi, atteignent le soir le front Pernant-Torcy, progressent sans arrêt les jours suivants et enlèvent la butte de Chalmont (25 et 26 juillet), succès décisif qui repousse l'ennemi sur les plateaux du tardenois. Il tente en vain de résister au nord de l'Ourcq – combats du Grand-Rozoy – il est rejeté sur la Vesle. Soissons est délivré, 30.000 prisonniers et un matériel considérable sont capturés. Le front est raccourci de 50 km, la voie Paris-Chalons rétablie, la menace contre Paris levée. Après trois semaines de durs combats, auxquels participèrent des divisions américaines, britanniques et italiennes, la seconde bataille de la Marne se terminait victorieusement. L'initiative des opérations passait aux mains des alliés"
1111:'s First Army came to a grinding halt on its first day. The western prong against Degoutte's Sixth Army made better progress and established some semblance of a breakthrough. Reinforcements from the French Ninth Army plus British, American, and the two Italian Divisions were all used to shore up the front. The German offensive was brought to a halt and then pushed back. On 20 July 1918, the Germans ordered a retreat and by 3 August 1918 they were back at their initial positions. Following their participation in this success, the 2nd Italian Corps was positioned on the river Aisne, just south of Soupir below the Chemin des Dames, on 22 September 1918. On 1 October, they took Soupir and spent the remainder of the month fighting along the Chemin des Dames as the Germans were slowly pushed north.
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Italian Government. Under the command of General Albricci, the Corps consisted of the 3rd and 8th Italian Divisions. They were initially positioned alongside French Divisions near Verdun in order to acclimatise themselves to conditions on the Western Front. Four months later, on 15 July 1918, the Germans attacked when the 2nd Battle of the Marne opened.
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distinguished itself greatly by its attack on the portion of the Chemin des Dames, north of
Vendress, Troyon and the services of the Brigade were warmly acknowledged both in the Divisional reports and in the published dispatches. There would be ample justification of the erection of a monument by the 1st Loyal North Lancashires at this spot...
404:"A la voix de Joffre, l'armée française en pleine retraite s'arrêta et fit face à l'ennemi. alors se déchaîna la bataille de la Marne sur un front de soixante dix lieues de Verdun aux portes de Paris. Après plusieurs jours de luttes héroïques, l'ennemi de toutes parts battait en retraite et sur toute l'étendue du front, la VICTOIRE PASSAIT"
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speaks to future generations reminding them not to forget the sacrifices of their parents ("Aux generations nouvelles pour qu'elles sachent et se souviennent"). A list of the names of the dead was sealed up with one of the memorial's bricks and there is a book in the Reims town hall which also contains this information.
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From 25 to 30 September 1915, the 28th
Brigade fought in this area and lost 1,133 men including 39 officers. After the war, the chaplain of the 28th Brigade and several volunteers returned to the battlefield to locate and bury the rest of their comrades, and the monument and cemetery were inaugurated
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on 14 September 1914, under the command of (Acting
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On the lower slope of the hill is a sculpture of a woman in a simple cloak carrying a shield on her left arm; she represents France and is walking forward and looking to the east. Behind her, are four long steps, representing the four years of the 1914–1918 war. These lead some 150 yards up the slope
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Ici le 17 avril 1917 au trente-troisième mois d'une guerre impitoyable des soldats français sont tombés par milliers pour la reprise des Monts de
Champagne. Eux aussi, ils aimaient la vie. Ils ont souffert et ils sont morts dans l'espoir que leur sacrifice assurerait la paix entre les hommes-PASSANT
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Military Cemetery which contains 12,541 bodies and a rare surviving German monument which is shown here. The inscription "GOTT MIT UNS" is a reminder that the German soldier also thought that God was on his side. An ossuary contains the remains of unidentified German soldiers and
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During the course of the war, the 2nd
Italian Corps lost 4,375 killed and 10,000 wounded. The cemetery at Soupir contains the bodies of 593 Italian soldiers, the majority of whom fell in fighting along the Chemin des Dames. From April to November 1918, the 2nd Italian Army Corps, made up of the 3rd
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Italian Army Corps arrived in France on 25 April 1918, as a sign of mutual aid
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who had served with the 363rd himself. The monument lists the 363rd's battle honours: Vosges, Somme, Aisne, Alsace, Argonne and Champagne. The monument to the 24th, 28th and 133rd was inaugurated on 14 October 1923. This monument has deteriorated over the years, and a number of the inscriptions are
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Reims is the location of a monument dedicated to nurses from France and overseas who lost their lives serving in the war. The monument "à la gloire des infirmières françaises et alliées victimes de leur dévouement" was financed by international subscriptions organised by a committee founded and run
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for the main sculptural work. The monument was to take the form of a huge column to symbolise the significance of the German advance being halted, and at the top there would be a sculpture in relief of an "Angel of Victory" which would be assigned to Bouchard while bas-reliefs at the base would be
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A monument honouring the four corporals stands in Suippes, facing the town hall where the military tribunal sentenced them to execution. It was inaugurated on 1 December 2007, with the inscription reading: "À la mémoire des caporaux de Souain Theophile Maupas, Louis Girard, Lucien Lechat et Louis
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There are reliefs on either side of this central figure. The relief on the left is entitled "1914 le sacrifice" and is dedicated to the families of the dead ("Aux familles des morts pour exalter la grandeur de leur sacrifice.") while that on the right bears the legend "1918 la leçon du passé" and
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The Polish cemetery at Aubérive is situated southeast of Reims and is a part of the French cemetery at Le Bois du Puits. It contains the graves of 129 Polish soldiers killed in World War I (and 256 killed in World War II). Many of these volunteered for the French Foreign Legion. At the
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The survivors dug in on the slopes of the Chemin des Dames and held these positions until relieved by 1st East Yorks on 19 September 1914. The 1st Loyals remained on the Aisne until mid-October, when they were moved north to take part in the fighting in Flanders. They lost their third commanding
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There is a smaller memorial next to the "Wacques Cross" dedicated to the men of the 44th Infantry, which carries the inscription: "Aux camarades tombés pendant les journées du 25-26-27-28-29 Septembre 1915. Etat-Major". Nearby, a memorial to the 60th Infantry is inscribed: "Aux morts du 60e RI
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marking the memorial to the French 28th Infantry Brigade and also the imposing monument of the "Ferme de Navarin". It is a combined monument and ossuary, within which lie the remains of 10,000 soldiers who fell on the plains of Champagne. The monument is a pyramid-like structure surmounted by a
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The 1st Loyal North Lancashire formed part in September 1914 of the 2nd Brigade, First Division commanded by Brigadier General Bulfin which acted as the advance-guard of Sir Douglas Haig's First Corps in the battle of 14 September 1914. The battalion, together with the whole of the 2nd Brigade,
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These battles involved the deaths of many men and there are two major British "Memorials to the Missing" for the men lost whose remains could not be identified. The memorials at La Ferté-sous-Jouarre links to the First Battle of the Marne, and that at Soissons which links to the 1918 battle.
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at Soissons at the end of the Second Battle of the Marne. An obelisk is surmounted by an American eagle whose wings protectively envelop the 1st Division's crest. A bronze plaque recounts how the 1st Division advanced 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) into the German lines taking the village of
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The memorial at Dormans commemorates both Battles of the Marne. The memorial lies in the wooded park belonging to the Chateau of Dormans. There is a chapel, a crypt and an ossuary. The stained glass windows in the chapel are the work of the Chartres firm of Lorin and the sculptures are by
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In December 1933, the monument was completed, but there had been difficulty in raising funds to complete the sculpture. The monument remained covered in scaffolding until 1938 when its sculptural work was completed. The inauguration was set for 19 September 1939, but the outbreak of
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Files held at the National Archives in Kew, covering the years 1919 to 1923, offer further background information on this memorial. C.T. Atkinson, who served on the committee whose approval was needed for memorials to be erected and to approve where they were to be located, wrote:
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on 10 September 1914, when Lieutenant Colonel Knight was mortally wounded. Following the charge of 4th Dragoon Guards, the battalion crossed the Aisne at Bourg on 13 September and advanced towards the Chemin des Dames, halting at Vendresse. From here the battalion attacked
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This memorial to commemorates the actions of the 19th Division of the British Army. File WO 32/5885, held at The National Archives, covers the memorial at Montagne de Bligny near Reims. In the file is a photograph of the memorial, which takes the form of a simple cross.
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This monument to two regiments of the United States 2nd Division was erected at the foot of the hill on which the Church of Sommepy-Tahure stands. The inscription tells visitors that the 5th and 6th Regiments conquered the territory north of Sommepy and Blanc-Mont.
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was bombed and damaged on many occasions, and images of it became a rallying icon in the non-German world. Sixty per cent of Reims was destroyed during the 1914–1918 war, and 4,567 Reims men were killed in the conflict, with a further 740 civilian casualties.
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The monument rises to a height of 35.5 metres (116 ft) and its concrete is pink in colour. The whole monument with its metal base and deep foundations weighed 2000 tonnes. The monument's scale evokes both power and defiance, as the designer had intended.
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To the left and right of the memorial are two carved stone tablets. That on the left records the events of the battle and that on the right lists the Allied Generals who took part in the battle under Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies, Ferdinand Foch.
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The inscription reminds visitors that many men of the 60th French Infantry Regiment fell fighting in the woods of Courmont, Bonval and Cohette and the area around Ville-en-Tardenois in the attacks against the Germans from 26 July to 2 August 1918.
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The German cemetery at Aubérive lies to the rear of the French cemetery at Le Bois du Puits. 5,359 German soldiers were buried here; 3,124 could not be identified and their bodies were laid in an ossuary. Many of the soldiers were Thüringian.
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The memorial at Mondemont commemorates the First Battle of the Marne, fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. Its location is on the site of the Château de Mondement, south of the marshes of St Gond. On 6 September 1917, President of the Republic
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There is also the monument Borne No. 77, one of the series created by Paul Moreau-Vauthier to mark the furthest points of German advance along the Western Front. Those bornes (stone markers) in France were made from pink granite from
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The monument is in the form of a tower. Visible within, through the grill in the door, is a brief summary of US operations in the area. When open to visitors, it is possible to climb to an observation platform at the top of the tower.
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who was killed in Cambrai on 14 July 1918; and the figure on the left represents del Sarte's brother who was killed in Champagne. At the base of the monument are listed the numerous divisions who fought in Champagne.
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The French Military cemetery of Sommepy-Tahure contains the remains of 2,201 French soldiers, of whom 704 lie in an ossuary shown here. The cemetery was created in 1920 for bodies exhumed in the area east of Reims.
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broke out in October 1917, the officers, with some volunteers from the ranks, formed a "LĂ©gion russe d'honneur" and continued to fight until the end of the war, wearing French uniforms and being absorbed into the
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in the centre, his arm around a French soldier. Around him, Joffre's generals are positioned in the geographical order (from Verdun to Senlis) that they held in the battle. From left to right they are Generals
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Other inscriptions cover the make-up of the different armies that were involved in the Allied formation and each face to the point where they were positioned at the start of the offensive. These were:
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cemetery is a memorial to these 129 men, composed of an obelisk surmounted by a cross. There is also a monument to the 1st and 2nd divisions of Polish Infantry, formed in 1917 and known as the
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Visitors are entreated to not forget the dead (translation): "They too loved life and gave their lives to ensure that there would be peace between all men! Passersby do not forget this!"
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Dedicated to the victory at the Second Battle of the Marne, the national memorial at the Butte de Chalmont was inaugurated on 21 July 1935 by President Lebrun. It is the work of sculptor
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In March 1915, four corporals of the 21st Company of the 336th Regiment of Infantry – Louis Girard, Lucien Lechat, Louis Lefoulon et Théophile Maupas – were tried for mutiny and
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and is near the French Military Cemetery at "La Crouée". The cemetery holds the remains of 13,786 soldiers. 11,322 bodies could not be identified and were placed in an ossuary.
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At the top of the monument a Celtic harp faces east and the winged statue of Victory flies from east to west through thunder, lightning and battle trumpets with the words:
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Many Italians living in France joined the French army as volunteers, and on 5 November 1914, part of the Foreign Legion took the name "RĂ©giment des Garibaldian" (after
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During WWII, German occupiers pulled the monument down and took it from Reims in a railway wagon, possibly to melt down the bronze for armaments. With the end of the
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mentioned in particular the contribution made by the 1st Corps of the Colonial Army in holding the Fort de la Pompelle against German attack that threatened Reims.
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Next to the chapel is a covered area and on the walls are recorded the names of the various regiments that were involved in both battles, and relief carvings of
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In 1929, the Beaux-Arts administration organised a competition to select a suitable design for the memorial. Eventually, the commission went to the architect
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Erected by the United States of America to commemorate the achievements of her soldiers and those of France who fought in this region during World War I
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in Alsace. This borne bears the inscription: "Ici fut repoussé l'envahisseur Juillet 1918", corresponding to the liberation of Château-Thierry.
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The Germans struck either side of Reims, in what was to be their last offensive of the war. The attack on the eastern side of Reims against
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Souvenir Français organised this memorial at the Alger farm, 4 kilometres (2 mi) from Reims, where fighting took place to defend the
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Les mémoriaux, mausolées, monuments, stèles et plaques commémoratives de la 1ère guerre mondiale dans la Marne. Retrieved 21 January 2013
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Les mémoriaux, mausolées, monuments, stèles et plaques commémoratives de la 1ère guerre mondiale dans la Marne. Retrieved 21 January 2013
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The monument to the 132nd and 332nd French Infantry Regiment plus the 46th Territorials features a sculpture of a French soldier (
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cemetery. Opposite the cemetery a "Roman Way" was established, lined with cypress trees and leading to a symbolic broken column.
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A tous ceux qui sur notre terre du plus lointain des âges dressèrent la borne contre l'envahisseur
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Aux Héros du 103e RI qui sont tombés glorieusement pour la france en Septembre–Octobre 1915
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forced the German Imperial Army to abandon its push on Paris and retreat northeast to the
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List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the area of the St Mihiel salient
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Monuments to the 24th, 28th, 133rd and 363th French Infantry Regiments at Loivre
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Plaque remembering the four sons of the French president at the Ferme de Navarin
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The new memorial in Reims to African soldiers who fought for France in 1914–1918
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Memorial remembering the "Eugène" trench and the Monument to the 8th Army Corps
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British expeditionary Force Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sir J.D.P. French.
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was considered most controversial in France; the 1957 Stanley Kubrick film
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Monument to the 60th French Infantry Regiment at Ville-en-Tardenois
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List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Champagne-Ardenne
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Le MĂ©morial des batailles de la Marne. Retrieved 20 January 2013
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Monument to the 103rd French Infantry Regiment and "Borne no.77
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www.champagne-ardenne-tourism.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2013
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Lefoulon Fusillés pour l'exemple, à Suippes, le 17 mars 1915".
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Poster showing Reims Cathedral asks French Canadians to enrol.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2013
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Kennington's sculpture at Soisson's "Memorial to the Missing"
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The Cemetery at "Wacques Farm" and the 28th Brigade Memorial
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Among the 10,000 soldiers in the crypt are the four sons of
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The Monument to the United States First Division at Buzancy
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List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the Argonne
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officer, Major A.J. Carter DSO, at Ypres in November 1914.
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Memorial to the 1st Loyal North Lancs at Vendresse, Troyon
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personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay
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Memorial to the 1st Loyal North Lancs at Vendresse, Troyon
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Memorial to the 1st Loyal North Lancs at Vendresse, Troyon
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The German Military Cemetery at Souain-Perthes-les-Hurlus
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List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the Somme
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The German Military Cemetery at Souain-Perthes-les-Hurlus
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List of World War I Memorials and Cemeteries in Lorraine
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List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Flanders
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Monument to the 132nd French Infantry Regiment in Reims.
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Memorial to the First Battle of the Marne at Mondemont
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Memorial to the First Battle of the Marne at Mondemont
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List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Verdun
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List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Artois
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List of World War I Memorials and Cemeteries in Alsace
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Russian Chapel and Cemetery at Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
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German salient between Tahure and the Butte du Mesnil.
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Memorial to the First Battle of the Marne at Mondemont
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Russian Chapel and Cemetery at Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
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CXRDP de Champagne-Ardenne. Retrieved 24 January 2013
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Russian Chapel and Cemetery at Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
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that had opened the war and the counterattack of six
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CRDP de Champagne-Ardenne. Retrieved 21 January 2013
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CRDP de Champagne-Ardenne. Retrieved 22 January 2013
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CRDP de Champagne-Ardenne. Retrieved 24 January 2013
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CRDP de Champagne-Ardenne. Retrieved 24 January 2013
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www.webmatters.net/france. Retrieved 20 January 2013
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Chapel in Russian Cemetery at Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
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A German monument bearing the legend "Gott mit uns"
1518:The Blanc Mont American Memorial at Sommepy Tahure
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Monument to the African Soldiers who died 1914–1918
2863:51st (Highland) Division Monument (Beaumont-Hamel)
2385:www.polishwargraves.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2013
2347:The destroyed villages of the region east of Reims
2206:www.memorial-genweb.org. Retrieved 21 January 2013
1826:. In 1934, the four corporals were given a formal
1572:Ossuary at Sommepy-Tahure French Military Cemetery
1511:The Blanc Mont American Memorial at Sommepy-Tahure
1311:French and Germans fighting in an Aubérive trench.
1143:This memorial commemorates the part played by the
1398:The Fort de la Pompelle and the defence of Reims
1299:The Polish monument in the Bois du Puits cemetery
673:"Pensée accomplissant son effort de résurrection"
493:Top of the column with Bouchard's "Victory Angel"
1391:The Fort de la Pompelle and the defence of Reims
663:Reims War Memorial in the Place de la RĂ©publique
530:Memorial to the Battles of the Marne at Dormans
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3191:Lists of war monuments and memorials in France
2337:www.webmatters.net. Retrieved 11 February 2013
2228:Monument to the 132nd French Infantry Regiment
1851:Memorial to four corporals executed at Suippes
1320:Monument to the 103rd French Infantry Regiment
1043:§ Cemeteries in the Chemin des Dames area
806:Monument to the 363rd French Infantry Regiment
2792:Delville Wood South African National Memorial
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3196:Lists of World War I monuments and memorials
2645:V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial
2301:Battlefields 1418. Retrieved 20 January 2013
1768:Nécropole nationale de Souain – 28e Brigade
1523:The Sommepy Monument stands on the crest of
1562:French Military Cemetery at Sommepy-Tahure
630:Monuments in Reims and the surrounding area
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2808:Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
2640:Mont Saint-Quentin Australian war memorial
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1944:Part of the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre memorial
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2194:WW1 Memorials. Retrieved 11 February 2013
1887:German Cemetery at Saint-Étienne-à -Arnes
1364:Memorial remembering the "Eugène" trench
914:Bridge to the 28th Infantry Division (US)
351:, Albert Patrisse and René André Duparc.
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3074:Charles Marie Louis Joseph Sarrabezolles
2083:– greater detail on French war memorials
1880:German Cemetery at Saint-Étienne-à -Arnes
1494:The old Reims memorial to Black Soldiers
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91:Relevant discussion may be found on the
2843:Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
2828:Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
2776:Monchy-le-Preux (Newfoundland) Memorial
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2361:CRDP Reims. Retrieved 11 February 2013
2216:Monument hommage aux infirmières Reims
1818:and moved to the communal cemetery of
707:The Monument aux infirmières de Reims
553:Memorial Chapel and Lantern at Dormans
536:Firmin-Marcelin Michelet (1875–1951).
359:delayed this until 23 September 1951.
3156:Buildings and structures in Grand Est
2903:McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial
2500:CRDP Reims. Retrieved 25 January 2013
2445:CRDP Reims. Retrieved 25 January 2013
2373:crdp-reims. Retrieved 24 January 2013
2278:CRDP Reims. Retrieved 27 January 2013
2266:CNDP Reims. Retrieved 27 January 2013
2254:CRDP Reims. Retrieved 24 January 2013
2242:CRDP Reims. Retrieved 24 January 2013
2230:CNDP Reims. Retrieved 27 January 2013
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2838:Somme American Cemetery and Memorial
2761:Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
2443:The Sommepy Tahure American Monument
2371:French Military Cemetery at Aubérive
1673:Near to the village of Souhain is a
1662:The monument at the farm of Navarin
1373:, east of Reims in the direction of
418:The Army of Paris / General Gallieni
2958:The War Graves Photographic Project
2766:Gueudecourt (Newfoundland) Memorial
2556:World War I War Memorials in France
1867:The Memorial at Montagne de Bligny
1788:Attaques des 25 au 29 – 09 – 1915"
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1546:American Memorial at Sommepy Tahure
1083:Total devastation of Soupir in 1917
607:The stone tablet on the left reads
287:which culminated in the Armistice.
234:. This region saw much fighting in
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1860:The Memorial at Montagne de Bligny
1644:This cemetery lies in the area of
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680:Along the top is the inscription:
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2813:Château-Thierry American Monument
2359:The monument aux morts at Sillery
1712:French military camp at Mourmelon
1223:The monument aux morts at Sillery
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2771:Masnières Newfoundland Memorial
2671:Canadian National Vimy Memorial
1261:Military cemeteries at Aubérive
1195:The area between Reims and the
1099:The Italian Cemetery at Soupir
998:Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
964:The Italian Cemetery at Bligny
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48:or discuss these issues on the
18:For a broader examination, see
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2868:Arras Flying Services Memorial
2745:Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial
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1152:and arriving just in front of
1122:The Italian Cemetery at Soupir
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3166:Military history of Grand Est
2878:Hohenzollern Redoubt Memorial
2276:Monument to the 72nd Infantry
2252:The German Cemetery at Loivre
2142:War memorials (Western Somme)
2137:War memorials (Eastern Somme)
1655:The Ferme de Navarin Monument
1601:in the direction of Dormans.
1252:Monument aux morts at Sillery
1175:The area to the east of Reims
827:The German Cemetery at Loivre
3064:Frederick William MacMonnies
934:This monument is located at
847:This monument is located at
2383:Polish Cemetery at Aubérive
1716:Russian Expeditionary Force
944:U.S. 28th Infantry Division
263:British Expeditionary Force
252:month-long German offensive
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3004:William Harrison Cowlishaw
2323:Italian Cemetery at Soupir
2064:Joffre depicted at Dormans
2016:Russian soldiers in France
1235:The monument aux morts at
1145:United States 1st Division
1070:Second Battle of the Aisne
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457:"The VICTORY of the MARNE"
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1158:15th (Scottish) Division
857:Battles of the Frontiers
621:Memorials to the Missing
517:The column at Mondemont.
2984:Alfred-Alphonse Bottiau
2967:Designers and sculptors
1932:Memorial at Confrecourt
1832:Souain corporals affair
921:28th Infantry Division
819:now no longer legible.
2933:Vis-en-Artois Memorial
2709:Glade of the Armistice
2590:Articles by department
2576:World War I casualties
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3130:Stone of Remembrance
3100:Commemorative plaque
3034:Émile Fernand-Dubois
2913:Quéant Road Cemetery
2898:Mametz Wood Memorial
2676:Courcelette Memorial
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2132:War memorials (Oise)
1775:Châlons-en-Champagne
1473:Paul Moreau-Vauthier
1037:Cemeteries in Soupir
867:British cemetery at
389:Field Marshal French
306:Battles of the Marne
300:FĂŞtes de la Victoire
248:Miracle of the Marne
3069:George Henry Paulin
2823:Montfaucon Monument
2714:Hartmannswillerkopf
2697:French & German
2686:Le Quesnel Memorial
2566:Monuments aux Morts
2431:Fort de la Pompelle
2081:Monuments aux Morts
1405:Fort de la Pompelle
1283:Ossuary at Aubérive
1166:Memorial at Buzancy
853:Battle of Charleroi
292:monuments aux morts
84:of this article is
3105:Cross of Sacrifice
3029:Charles Desvergnes
2989:Edgar-Henri Boutry
2979:Reginald Blomfield
2888:Le Touret Memorial
2719:L'Ă‚me de la France
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2918:Soissons Memorial
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2704:Douaumont Ossuary
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