Monument du Souvenir Français - Boulogne sur mer - France
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N 50° 43.416 E 001° 36.727
31U E 402037 N 5620007
[EN] The memorial monument to the dead of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870
[FR] Le monument aux morts commémoratif de la guerre franco-prussienne de 1870
Waymark Code: WMT5ZR
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/01/2016
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[EN] A war memorial to the French soldiers who died in the fighting of the 1870s against the Prussian army.
We took advantage of this monument to honor the memory of other young people died in various other wars.
1897: launch of a subscription to the initiative of the French Society of Memorial, which will be supplemented by a grant from the City of Boulogne. 1898 inauguration of the monument on 18 September.
[FR] Un mémorial de guerre dédié aux militaires français qui sont morts dans les combats des années 1870 contre l'armée Prussienne.
On a profité de ce monument pour honorer la mémoire d'autres jeunes gens morts dans différentes autres guerres.
1897 : lancement d’une souscription à l’initiative de la Société du Souvenir franc¸ais, qui sera complétée par une subvention de la ville de Boulogne. 1898 : inauguration du monument le 18 septembre.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
- Crimean War 1853-1856/Guerre de Crimée 1853-1856
- Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871/Guerre franco-prussienne de 1870-1871
- Tonkin War 1881-1885/Guerre du Tonkin 1881-1885
- War of Algeria 1954-1962/Guerre d'Algérie 1954-1962
In Honor Of: Children of Boulogne/Les Enfants de Boulogne
Marker Text:
[EN] Remembrance French
Boulogne children
died for their country
[FR] Le Souvenir Français
aux enfants de Boulogne
morts pour la patrie
Date of dedication: 09/18/1898
Who Put it Here?: Remembrance French/Le Souvenir Français
Description of Memorial:
[EN] The monument is located boulevard 'Prince Albert I, "before the" degree door ", one of the four gates of the medieval city walls of Boulogne.
[FR] Le monument se situe boulevard 'Prince Albert I, "devant la "porte des degré", une des quatre portes des remparts médiévales de la ville de Boulogne.
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