Montfaucon American Monument

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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  • Type: Memorial
  • 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”, “Butte de Montfaucon”, “Meuse-Argonne American Memorial”, “Meuse-Argonne Monument”, and “Montfaucon Monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Church
Photo: Prouzet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 560 metres west of Montfaucon American Monument.

Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Montfaucon American Monument.

Montfaucon American Monument

Latitude
49.27274° or 49° 16′ 22″ north
Longitude
5.14165° or 5° 8′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FX774FR+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 246764279
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q2633129
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Luxembourgish—“Montfaucon American Monument” 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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre d’incendie et de secours de Montfaucon-d’Argonne and Ehpad d’Argonne.

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