Dormans Memorial to the Battle of the Marne (Дорман)

France / Champagne-Ardenne / Dormans / Дорман
 monument, First World War 1914-1918, war memorial
It was built between 1921 and 1931. The Marshal Foch chooses the site of Dormans to perpetuate the memory of the second battle of Marne. The tower of the monument, high of 52 meters offers the exceptional sight of the plain where the battles in 1914 and 1918 have taken place. In this memorial, it is possible to discover a crypt and a commemorative chapel, containing the funeral room and a boneyard. A permanent exposition permits to understand how the village of Dormans was destroyed during the two battles of Marne.
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Coordinates:   49°4'18"N   3°38'46"E
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