01 January 2019

Hill of Vauquois France



Before World War I, Vauquois was an actractive village on a hill near the Argonne forest. The craters reveal the effects of many explosions that erased a village and left craters as a remembrance of war one hundred years ago.




Shells are still visible on the battlefield.




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Le Main de Massiges France




An estensive restoration effort at Massiges helps visitors appreciate life in the trenches along the Western Front in France.


















A local guide talks about artefacts recovered during restoration.







On site photos illustrate life in sections of the trenchworks






Video of the trenches



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Century Tanks Memorial France



Several tanks are on display at this site remembering the tanks and tank crews of World War I in the Chemin des Dames area of France.













































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Monument to the Crapouillots France


This monument in the shape of a mortar shell honours the French trench artillerymen of World War I. It is located in the Chemin des Dames sector.




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Cerny en Loannois Aisne France


Chapel at the village of Cerny-en-Loannois in the Department of Aisne, France.

The memorial chapel honours those men of the battles known in the area of the Chemin des Dames.






































A nearby cemetery includes French and Russian soldiers.





A separate nearby cemetery includes the graves of German soldiers.




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31 December 2018

British Memorial Soissons France




The memorial commemorates about 4,000 British Commonwealth men who died during the Battles of the Aisne and the Marne and who do not have a known grave.

On the day I visited, 23 October 2018, two British families found the names of relatives, which all nearby stopped to show respect.








Learn more at the Soisson website for Commonwealth War Graves


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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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