Esnes-en-Argonne National Cemetery
La nécropole nationale d’Esnes-en-Argonne. © ECPAD
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Esnes-en-Argonne National Cemetery is the final resting place of soldiers who were killed during the battles in the area around Verdun from 1914 to 1918 and, more specifically, during the fighting which took place in 1916 on the left bank of the River Meuse. In all, 6,661 French soldiers are buried here, 3,000 of whom lie in two ossuaries. Originally a front-line cemetery attached to the first aid station set up in the cellars of the Château d'Esnes, the site was developed between 1920 and 1930 to take the bodies exhumed from from temporary cemeteries on the left bank, including the Bois des Corbeaux cemetery as well as isolated graves.
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Esnes-en-Argonne
A 20 km au nord-ouest de Verdun, par la D 38
Visites libres toute l’année
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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