Meuse-Argonne American Memorial

The Meuse-Argonne American Memorial is an American World War I memorial commemorating "the brilliant victory of the American First Army in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26 – November 11, 1918, and pays tribute to the previous heroic services of the…
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  • Tower
  • …lies at an elevation of 332 metres (1,089 feet)
  • Description: American First Army victory column near Montfaucon-d’Argonne, France
  • Also known as
    “American Memorial at Montfaucon”
    “American Meuse-Argonne Memorial at Montfaucon, France”
    “Meuse-Argonne Monument”
    “Montfaucon American Monument”
    “Montfaucon Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Collégiale Saint-Germain and Église Saint-Laurent de Montfaucon-d’Argonne.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 570 metres west of Meuse-Argonne American Memorial.

Meuse-Argonne American Memorial

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Latitude
49.27261° or 49° 16′ 21″ north
Longitude
5.14171° or 5° 8′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FX774FR+2M
Geo­Names ID
8128728
Wiki­data ID
Q2633129

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Luxembourgish—“Meuse-Argonne American Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Memorial de Montfaucon”
  • French: “monument américain de Montfaucon”
  • French: “Monument américain de Montfaucon”
  • Japanese: “第1次世界大戦モンフォコン米国記念碑”
  • Japanese: “第一次世界大戦モンフォコン米国記念碑”
  • Luxembourgish: “Amerikanescht Monument um Montfaucon”

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