The World War I Ferme de Navarin Memorial and Ossuary (Le Monument aux morts des Armees de Champagne) in Souain-Perthes-les-Hurlus (Marne), France
Situated 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Reims, "Le Monument aux morts des Armees de Champagne" was inaugurated in 1924 by General Gouraud, the Military Governor of Paris who commanded the 4th French army in Champagne in 1916 and from June 1917 until November 1918. The monument is privately maintained by the organisation "Monument aux morts des Armées de Champagne et Ossuaire de Navarin". Near to the village of Souhain is a Celtic cross marking the memorial to the French 28th Infantry Brigade and also the imposing monument of the "Ferme de Navarin". It is a combined monument and ossuary, within which lie the remains of 10,000 soldiers who fell on the plains of Champagne. The monument is a pyramid-like structure surmounted by a sculpture by Maxime Real del Sarte of three soldiers. The middle figure is meant to portray Gouraud; the soldier on the right represents Quentin Roosevelt who was killed in Cambrai on 14 July 1918; and the figure on the left represents del Sarte's brother who was killed in Champagne. At the base of the monument are listed the numerous divisions who fought in Champagne. Among the 10,000 soldiers in the crypt are the four sons of Paul Doumer. When General Gouraud died in 1946, he had asked to be buried with his men in the "Ferme de Navarin" and his tomb has pride of place in the crypt.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: D977, 51600 Souain-Perthes-les-Hurlus, Marne, Grand Est, France, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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