The Lagarde National Cemetery
La nécropole nationale de Lagarde. © ECPAD
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The national cemetery holds the bodies of 552 French soldiers, 324 of whom lie in two ossuaries. Built in 1914, this cemetery holds soldiers killed in the Battle of Lagarde (11 August 1914). Here, a monument commemorates the heavy casualties of the men of the 40th and 58th infantry regiments. Not far away, in the direction of Bourdonnay, a German cemetery was built, mainly holding Bavarian soldiers. In the church, two stained-glass windows depict this feat of arms, while a plaque commemorates the role of the Polish 1st Grenadiers Division on 17 and 18 June 1940.
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Lagarde
Au nord-est de Lunéville, D 2
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