Vieil Armand Battlefield - Hartmannswillerkopf National Monument France

Hartmannswillerkopf was the site of many battles between 26 December 1914 to 9 January 1916. It is a national monument to the Great War.

It is located in the Alsatian plain. Hartmannswillerkopf is also known at the Vieil Armand in French.

About 30,000 soldiers died in this area.

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Ilfurth German World War I Cemetery France

This German cemetery contains the graves of 1964 German soldiers of World War I.

One grave identified the first German soldier who died 2 August 1914, Lieutenant Albert Mayer.

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Pfetterhouse and World War I France

The Pfetterhouse marks the end point of The World War I Western Front. Along the road from the house pictured above is the Swiss border.

In the wooded area nearby are trenchworks with storyboards describing the battlefield.

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Le Ligne Museum and Trenches France

The museum, set in the Vosges, contains objects found on the battlefield as well as full size figures of French and German soldiers.

Outside is a path to the French and German trenches that scar the beautiful hilly landscape.

Memorial museum website link

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Les Fantômes Memorial France by Paul Landowski

The sculpture is located on the location of the Second Battle of the Marne, 1918. The Memorial is on the hill, Butte Chalmont.



















The seven soldiers have different weapons. The work is in pink granite.

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Chateau-Thierry American Monument France

The impressive World War I American monument is easily visible atop a hill by the Marne River near Chateau-Thierry France.

Marne River/ France/ G Sutton 2018

A short video showing the U.S. memorial and views of the valley below the monument.

The monument honours the soldiers who fought and died here in 1918. It was dedicated in 1937.

















There is a visitor centre providing information about the American war effort. It is open most days and there is no charge.









Learn more at the U.S. memorial website.

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Belleau Wood France American World War I Memorial

Belleau Wood is a beautiful wooded area near the village of Belleau (Aisne) France. The U.S. memorial here commemorates the U.S. Marines who fought here in June 1918.




Video showing the memorial site.

Read more about the marine divisions at the US website.

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