Nécropole nationale - Sainte-Menehould, France
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N 49° 05.803 E 004° 54.408
31U E 639194 N 5439958
[EN] The national necropolis of Sainte-Menehould is a French military cemetery of the First World War. [FR] La nécropole nationale de Sainte-Menehould est un cimetière militaire français de la Première Guerre mondiale.
Waymark Code: WM10QEE
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 06/10/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
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"This military cemetery was created in 1914 for the burial of the bodies of deceased soldiers in the city's hospitals.The final layout took place from 1923 to 1931. It includes the bodies of soldiers exhumed from military cemeteries in the the Bionne.

This 2.2-hectare military cemetery includes the bodies of 5,710 French soldiers killed during World War I battles or who died in military hospitals in the city, including 5,486 in individual burials and 277 in eight ossuaries (including 3 unknown). "

Sources : The Cemetery

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" Ce cimetière militaire est créée en 1914 pour l'inhumation des corps des soldats décédés dans les hôpitaux de la ville. L'aménagement définitif se déroule de 1923 à 1931. On y regroupe les corps des soldats exhumés de cimetières militaires de la vallée de la Bionne.

Ce cimetière militaire, d'une superficie de 2,2 ha, rassemble les corps de 5 710 soldats français tués au cours des combats de la Première Guerre mondiale ou morts dans les hôpitaux militaires de la ville dont 5 486 en sépultures individuelles et 277 en huit ossuaires (dont 3 inconnus ). "

Sources : Le Cimetière

Date cemetery was established: 1914

Visiting hours:
7/7 24/24


Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

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