Monument à la 164ème division - Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon, France
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N 49° 26.517 E 003° 43.907
31U E 553049 N 5476843
Stone Memorial with plaque
Waymark Code: WMW1H1
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 06/27/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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Near the Chemin des Dames you will find a Memorial regarding WWI.

The Inscription of the plaque says:
AUX MORTS
DE LA
164 DIVISION
CHEMIN des DAMES
1917
VAUCLERC.CASEMATES.Mai
HURTEBISE.DRAGON.Juin
CRAONNE.CALIFORNIE.Jullet

Source: (visit link) :
"Picardie 14-18 ? Découvrir ? Monuments collectifs ? Monument à la 164ème division - Caverne du Dragon
Monument à la 164ème division - Caverne du Dragon
Situé en face de la Caverne du Dragon, ce monument est dédié aux morts de la 164ème division, tombés au Chemin des Dames en 1917. Cette division attaqua en juin la ferme d'Hurtebise et la Caverne du Dragon puis Craonne et le Plateau de Californie en juillet. C'est cette division, et en particulier le 152ème R.I., qui reprit la caverne du dragon le 25 juin 1917.

Picardie 14-18 ? Découvrir ? Monuments collectifs ? Monument à la 164ème division - Caverne du Dragon
Monument à la 164ème division - Caverne du Dragon
Situé en face de la Caverne du Dragon, ce monument est dédié aux morts de la 164ème division, tombés au Chemin des Dames en 1917. Cette division attaqua en juin la ferme d'Hurtebise et la Caverne du Dragon puis Craonne et le Plateau de Californie en juillet. C'est cette division, et en particulier le 152ème R.I., qui reprit la caverne du dragon le 25 juin 1917.

Monument à la 164ème division
Monument à la 164ème division - Caverne du Dragon

Situé à côté du monument à la Gloire du 4ème Régiment de Zouaves, ce monument est dédié aux morts de la 164ème division, tombés au Chemin des Dames en 1917. Cette division attaqua en juin la ferme d'Hurtebise et la Caverne du Dragon ; en juillet, Craonne et le Plateau de Californie.

C'est cette division, en particulier le 152ème R.I., qui reprit la caverne du dragon le 25 juin 1917, qu'elle occupa ensuite jusqu'au 26 juillet.

Alain Pouteau - Publié le samedi 1er octobre 2005"

EN (translation) :
"Picardy 14-18? Discover? Monuments collectives? Monument to the 164th division - Cave of the Dragon
Monument to the 164th Division - Cave of the Dragon
Located in front of the Dragon Cavern, this monument is dedicated to the dead of the 164th division, fallen at the Chemin des Dames in 1917. This division attacked in June the Hurtebise farm and the Cave of the Dragon then Craonne and the Plateau of California in July. It is this division, and in particular the 152nd R.I., which resumed the cave of the dragon on 25 June 1917.

Picardy 14-18? Discover? Monuments collectives? Monument to the 164th division - Cave of the Dragon
Monument to the 164th Division - Cave of the Dragon
Located in front of the Dragon Cavern, this monument is dedicated to the dead of the 164th division, fallen at the Chemin des Dames in 1917. This division attacked in June the Hurtebise farm and the Cave of the Dragon then Craonne and the Plateau of California in July. It is this division, and in particular the 152nd R.I., which resumed the cave of the dragon on 25 June 1917.

Monument to the 164th Division
Monument to the 164th Division - Cave of the Dragon

Located next to the monument to the Glory of the 4th Zouaves Regiment, this monument is dedicated to the dead of the 164th division, fallen at Chemin des Dames in 1917. This division attacked the Hurtebise farm and the Dragon Cavern in June; In July, Craonne and the Plateau of California.

It was this division, particularly the 152nd RW, which took over the cave of the dragon on June 25th, 1917, which it then occupied until July 26th.

Alain Pouteau - Published on Saturday 1 October 2005 "
Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Government Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

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