Gravestones of war dead from France's north african colonies at the Nécropole nationale de Sigolsheim (national necropolis) in Alsace

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The necropolis, standing up 124 steps on top of a hill, contains the graves of 1,684 French soldiers killed in 1944. The hill was known by the Germans as Blutberg (blood hill)

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Nécropole Nationale de Sigolsheim, Kaysersberg, France
Photo credit: © Stephen Frost / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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