Romagne 14-18 WWI Museum Romagne-sous-Montfaucon France

An informal but extensive collection of military artefacts from World War I can be found in this museum-gift shop-restaurant in Romagne.

The building itself does not appear like a modern museum but it's worth a visit to step inside.
And it's not a bad place for lunch.




The village is small and worth a walkabout

At the opposite end of the village from the church is a street named for General Pershing, which leads to the American Cemetery.

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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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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.








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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.









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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.

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La Ferté-sous-Jouarre and World War I

La Ferté-sous-Jouarre is in the Ile-de-France Region, Seine-et-Marne Department. I took the above photo of the Marne 23 October, 2018. The small community is between Meaux and Chateaux-Thierry.

La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Roundabout

Near the bridge over the Marne are two memorials to the Royal Engineers- one on each side of the river.

Royal Engineer south memorial

Royal Engineer north memorial

A Biritsh war memorial stands at the southwestern border of the town. It comemmorates more than 3,000 British soldiers from World War I who fought the Germans in this area but do not have a grave.

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