Memorial to the Defenders of the Argonne, Haute Chevauchée, near Lachalade, France.
The monument of the Haute Chevauchée is dedicated to the memory of those men who were killed in the Argonne. It was designed by the architect Bolloré and inaugurated on 30 July 1922 by Raymond Poincaré and blessed by Monseigneur GInisty, the Bishop of Verdun. The 9 metre high stone monument is surmounted with the bust of a soldier whose hands clasp the handle of a sword which overlays a cross. The flanks of the memorial are engraved with the numbers of the 275 French regiments, 18 Italian Regiments and 32 American Divisions who saw service in the Argonne Sector. The crypt of the memorial contains an ossuary containing the remains of several thousand unknown soldiers. The sculptor Becker had based the soldier's face on that of his son who had been killed in 1915.
Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Haute Chevauchée, near Lachalade, France
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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