Brieulles-sur-Meuse French national war cemetery
La nécropole nationale de Brieulles-sur-Meuse. © ECPAD
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Established in 1920, the national war cemetery of Brieulles-sur-Meuse contains the remains of soldiers initially buried in the numerous temporary military cemeteries such as those of Consenvoye, Damvillers, Dun-sur-Meuse, Lissey, Montmédy, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, and Stenay. This war cemetery brings together 2,572 bodies, 1,520 of which were placed in two ossuaries. From the First World War, there are the remains of 2,389 French, 123 Russian, 35 Belgian and one British soldier, as well as 24 French servicemen including an unknown soldier who died during the fighting in May to June 1940.
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Brieulles-sur-Meuse
À 30 km au nord-ouest de Verdun, à gauche du CD 964
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Comité Départemental du Tourisme de la Meuse
33, rue des Grangettes
55012 Bar-le-Duc Cedex
Tél : 03 29 45 78 40