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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01 January 2019
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.
Read more at this cheminsdesdemoire site
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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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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.
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| 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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I traveled the Western Front and posted photos and videos from different stops.
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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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