American Expeditionary Forces Memorial
The American Expeditionary Forces Memorial is a monument to the landing of the American Expeditionary Forces in France in 1917, during the First World War.Photo: TouN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: memorial by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in Saint-Nazaire, France
- Also known as: “American Memorial”, “American Monument”, “Monument Américain”, and “Sammy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens and Église Saint-Nazaire de Saint-Nazaire.
German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens
Photo: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied Saint-Nazaire, France. German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens is situated 1¼ km northeast of American Expeditionary Forces Memorial.
Église Saint-Nazaire de Saint-Nazaire
Church
Photo: Duch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Nazaire de Saint-Nazaire is a church, which is situated 720 metres northeast of American Expeditionary Forces Memorial.
French submarine Espadon
Museum
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Espadon was a Narval-class submarine of the French Navy. Along with sister boat Marsouin, the boat was the first French submarine to steam under sea ice. The boat is currently a museum ship. French submarine Espadon is situated 1½ km northeast of American Expeditionary Forces Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and Saint-Marc-sur-Mer.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
Town
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is situated 4 km southeast of American Expeditionary Forces Memorial.
Saint-Marc-sur-Mer
Suburb
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Marc-sur-Mer is a seaside resort in France, situated in the commune of Saint-Nazaire. It is located 6 kilometres to the west of the center of the town of Saint-Nazaire, of which it is a district. Saint-Marc-sur-Mer is situated 6 km southwest of American Expeditionary Forces Memorial.
Pornichet
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pornichet is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Pornichet is situated 9 km west of American Expeditionary Forces Memorial.
American Expeditionary Forces Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, statue, and historic site
- Location: Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.26806° or 47° 16′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.21377° or 2° 12′ 50″ westInception
June 26th, 1926 and June 24th, 1989Height
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8CVV7Q9P+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 560574707OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q20671159
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In Other Languages
From Breton to German—“American Expeditionary Forces Memorial” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Monumant Amerikan”
- French: “Monument américain”
- French: “Monument au corps expéditionnaire américain”
- French: “Sammy”
- German: “Monument américain („Le Sammy“)”
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Highlights include Jardin des Plantes and Place du Souvenir Français.
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