Mémorial de Guerre / War Memorial - Paris, France
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Un mémorial de guerre dédié aux militaires français qui sont morts dans les combats des années 1950 en Corée, Indochine et en Algérie. // A war memorial dedicated to French military who died in the 1950s fighting in Korea, Indochina and Algeria.
Waymark Code: WMPJ6V
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 09/06/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Manville Possum
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[FR]
Un mémorial de guerre dédié aux militaires français qui sont morts dans les combats des années 1950 en Corée, Indochine et en Algérie.

Corée
Le bataillon français de l'Organisation des Nations Unies était un bataillon de volontaires composé de militaires français active et de réserve envoyés à la péninsule coréenne dans le cadre de la lutte contre les forces de l'ONU dans la guerre de Corée.

Indochine
Indochine a été réorganisé en 1950, dans trois monarchies Laos, Cambodge et le Vietnam, qui ont obtenu le statut d'indépendance au sein de l'Union française. L'influence française était très syndicats dominants et les troupes françaises menées sur la lutte contre les invasions communistes à travers 1953 et en 1954.

Algérie
La guerre d'Algérie, également connu sous le guerre d'indépendance algérienne ou la Révolution algérienne était une guerre entre la France et les mouvements indépendantistes algériens 1954-1962, qui a conduit à l'Algérie a acquis son indépendance de la France.


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[EN]
A war memorial dedicated to French military who died in the 1950s fighting in Korea, Indochina and Algeria.

Korea
The French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation was a battalion of volunteers made up of active and reserve French military personnel sent to the Korean Peninsula as part of the UN force fighting in the Korean War.

Indochina
Indochina was reorganized in 1950, in three monarchies Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam which were granted the status of independence within the French Union. French influence was very dominant and French Unions troops carried on fighting Communist invasions through 1953 and into 1954.

Algeria
The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian War of Independence or the Algerian Revolution was a war between France and the Algerian independence movements from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria gaining its independence from France.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
France's wars in Korea, Indochina and Algeria


In Honor Of: French soldiers who died in the conflict

Marker Text:
A NOS MORTS COREE INDOCHINE ALGERIE ONU LE BATAILLON FRANCAIS de COREE 1950-1953


Who Put it Here?: unknown

Description of Memorial:
Located across the street from the right bank of the Seine it is largely in the shape of the Korean peninsula.


Date of dedication: Not listed

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