Ville-Houdlémont French national war cemetery
La nécropole nationale de Ville-Houdlémont. © ECPAD
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The national war cemetery of Ville-Houdlémont contains the remains of soldiers who died for France during the Battle of the Frontiers in August 1914. Created following the battles, in the centre of the village, this little cemetery bears witness to the extremely violent clashes that took place on 22 August 1914, in the Longwy region. Today, the bodies of 92 French soldiers are buried there. Ten were placed in individual graves, while the remains of 82 others were placed in two ossuaries. Surmounted by a cross, a monument decorated with twelve marble plaques commemorates the French soldiers who died at this exact place on 22 August 1914.
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Ville-Houdlémont
À l’ouest de Longwy, D 88
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