Montsec American Monument
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Built in 1930, the monument commemorates the attacks carried out by the American Army in 1918 to take the St. Mihiel salient.
Located some twenty kilometres southwest of St. Mihiel Cemetery in Thiaucourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle department) and some fifteen kilometres from the town of St. Mihiel, the Montsec American Monument, built on a 270-metre hill, overlooks Madine Lake.
Produced by sculptor Egerton Swarthout, the monument, built with Euville limestone in 1930, commemorates the attacks carried out by the American Army from 12 to 14 September 1918 and from 9 to 11 November 1918 to take the St. Mihiel salient.
A large walkway leads to an open-air colonnade made up of fluted Doric columns supporting an entablature bearing the names of the towns, alternating with laurel wreaths.
At the centre of the colonnade is a bronze map illustrating the location of the St. Mihiel salient fronts. Damaged during fighting in 1944, the structure was restored four years later. Access to the monument is free.
Montsec American Monument Head toward Saint-Mihiel.
At Loupmont, continue toward Apremont-la-Forêt and then "Massif Fortifié de Liouville".
Montsec Town Hall
8 rue de l'Eglise - 55300 Montsec
Tel.: +33 (0)3 29 90 42 83
Carte en relief
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Inscriptions à l’intérieur du monument
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Intérieur du monument
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Monument de Montsec
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Practical information
55300
Montsec
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