‘Les Tiges’ National Cemetery at Saint-Dié des Vosges
La nécropole nationale "Les Tiges". © ECPAD
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In 1914, after being evacuated by the Germans, the region of Saint-Dié was the scene of violent battles for control of the mountains and the upper ground, which could be used as vantage points. The most violent battles were waged at the Tête-du-Violu, Tête-des-Faux, as well as at the Sainte-Marie-aux Mines, Bagenelles Bonhomme mountain passes. On 27 August 1914, the Germans took Saint-Dié.
Built in1920, ‘Les Tiges’ National Cemetery contains the bodies of 2,608 French soldiers, 1,182 of whom are buried in two ossuaries. After being further developed in 1924, this cemetery contains the bodies of soldiers killed during the Vosges Campaign, primarily during the battles of La Fontenelle and La Chipotte. These bodies were exhumed from makeshift military cemeteries in the surrounding areas. In 1927, a memorial to the soldiers of the 11th Infantry Regiment and the 51st Alpine Hunters Battalion killed in August 1914 was erected in the centre of the cemetery.
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