Saint-Thomas en Argonne French national war cemetery
La nécropole nationale de Saint-Thomas en Argonne. © ECPAD
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Located opposite the ossuary of La Gruerie, the national war cemetery of Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne contains the bodies of 8,173 soldiers gathered from temporary cemeteries or isolated graves in La Biesme and La Gruerie. Created in 1924, this French war cemetery brings together the bodies of 8,085 soldiers who died fighting in Argonne, including 3,324 laid to rest in two ossuaries. From 1941 to 1952, the remains of 88 servicemen killed during the Battle of France were transferred to this site. A monument commemorates the commitment and sacrifice of the men of the 128th Infantry Division.
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Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne
À l’ouest de Verdun, D 266, D 63
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Comité départemental du tourisme de la Marne
13 bis, rue Carnot
51006 Châlons-en-Champagne Cedex
Tél. : 03 26 68 37 52