Commemorative sites
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Mametz (80)
Mémoriaux
The Welsh Division memorial in Mametz, the Dragon, depicts Wales protecting France from the Germans.
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Hirson (02)
Fortifications
The Hirson Blockhouse line.
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Le Grand Bunker - Atlantic Wall Museum
Le Grand Bunker - Atlantic Wall Museum (14)
Musées
The " Atlantic Wall Museum " at Ouistreham, in Calvados, is situated inside the former German Headquarters that commanded the defences of the mouth of the Orne river and the Caen canal.
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Neuf-Brisach (68)
Fortifications
Created in 1697 after the loss of Vieux-Brisach across the Rhine, Neuf-Brisach is the only, yet magnificent, example of Vauban's third system.
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Fort du Portalet (64)
Fortifications
This fort in the département of Pyrénées-Atlantique was designed to defend the road from le Somport and is famous for having been used as a prison.
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Fort de Tournoux (04)
Fortifications
Nicknamed the "19th Century Military Versailles" and compared to a miniature Wall of China or to a Tibetan monastery, this fort formed the nucleus of the strategic system of the Ubaye Valley.
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Longwy fortified town (54)
Fortifications
After signing of the Treaty of Nijmegen, Louis XIV decided to create a fortified town at Longwy
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The birthplace of Charles de Gaulle in Lille
The birthplace of Charles de Gaulle in Lille (59)
Musées
Charles de Gaulle was born at number 9, rue Princesse in Lille on 22 November 1890, in the home of his maternal grandparents, Jules-Emile and Julia Maillot, textile manufacturers.
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Avallon, statue of the Maréchal de Vauban by Bartholdi
Avallon, statue of the Maréchal de Vauban by Bartholdi (89)
Monuments historiques
On 14 July 1866, the Vauban monument committee met with Bartholdi in Avallon and immediately adopted the initial project for the memorial designed by the sculptor.
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The Rimplas fortification (80)
Fortifications
Originally called the Madeleine fortification, this was the Maginot Line's earliest ouvrage, or defensive work; construction began in 1928.
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Massey Museum (65)
Musées
This museum in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, offers the opportunity to trace the history of one of the most prestigious and feared cavalry corps, from its beginnings to the present day.
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The Senegalese Tata in Chasselay
The Senegalese Tata in Chasselay (69)
Nécropoles
In June 1940, the German army was advancing to towards the city of Lyon.
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Libéria Fort (66)
Fortifications
Libéria Fort was built in 1681 and offers a splendid view of the Têt Valley.
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Loos en Gohelle (62)
Nécropoles
Invaded in October 1914, Loos-en-Gohelle was not liberated until August 1917 for which it paid the price of thousands of lives.
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Canadian Military Cemetery at Bény-sur-Mer Reviers
Canadian Military Cemetery at Bény-sur-Mer Reviers (14)
Nécropoles
In the Canadian Military Cemetery at Bény-sur-Mer Reviers, lie the remains of the 335 soldiers of the Third Canadian Division...
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Museum of the Marines (56)
Musées
Located in the former chaplaincy of the marine school, the marines museum is, with the Brest navy academy, the only museum dedicated to the history of France's navy.
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Memorial to Joost van Vollenhoven
Memorial to Joost van Vollenhoven (02)
Mémoriaux
This memorial pays tribute to Captain van Vollenhoven of the colonial infantry regiment of Morocco, who died on the 20th July 1918
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The Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Memorial Museum
The Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Memorial Museum (56)
Musées
The Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Memorial Museum .
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Père-Lachaise cemetery (75)
Nécropoles
Originally nestled in Territoire de Charonne (modern-day eastern Paris). Became a cemetery when it was bought by the City of Paris in 1803.
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The Atlantic Wall Museum - Todt Battery
The Atlantic Wall Museum - Todt Battery (62)
Musées
1939-1945, the Germans started constructing the formidable Siegfried Battery, renamed Todt ...
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Fermont Fortification (54)
Fortifications
Fermont Fort, located 5km east of Longuyon in the north of the Meurthe et Moselle, ranks with Simershof and Hackenberg among the Maginot line's largest fortifications.
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Musée de l'Artillerie, Draguignan
Musée de l'Artillerie, Draguignan (83)
Musées
The Musée de l'Artillerie, one of the army's musées de tradition, is part of the Ecole d'artillerie de Draguignan (the Artillery College). It traces the technical and tactical evolutions of weaponry, from their origin until the days after WWII.
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Navarrenx (64)
Fortifications
Lying at the heart of the Atlantic Pyrenees southwest of the Béarn plain, Navarrenx has been a fortified town since 1316. It was the first fortified town in what would become the Kingdom of France...
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Franco-american museum at the château de Blérancourt
Franco-american museum at the château de Blérancourt (02)
Musées
The franco-American museum is situated in Picardy, in the Aisne département, in the village of Blérancourt.
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La Chuise de Saint-Jean La Rivière
La Chuise de Saint-Jean La Rivière (06)
Fortifications
The Chuise de Saint-Jean-la-Rivière is part of the system controlling the gorges that lead to Nice in the Seré de Rivières system.
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Submarine base in Saint-Nazaire
Submarine base in Saint-Nazaire (44)
The strategic location of Saint-Nazaire led the Germans to build a huge submarine base there during World War 2
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Lorrain Museum - Palais Ducal de Nancy
Lorrain Museum - Palais Ducal de Nancy (54)
Musées
The Lorrain Museum invites visitors to discover the rich history of Lorraine from prehistoric times to World War I.
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Bonifacio Citadel (71)
Fortifications
The citadel of Bonifacio was the first fortified town in Corsica.
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Troyon Fort (55)
Fortifications
This fort is part of the defence line between Nancy and Verdun that General Séré de Rivières devised...
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Langemark-Poelkapelle (Bel)
Monuments historiques
The Guynemer monument in Poelkapelle
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The château de Vincennes (94)
Fortifications
Since its construction in the 14th century on the orders of Charles V, the château de Vincennes is, with the Louvre, one of the most important castles in French history. Vincennes is also one of the largest and best conserved fortified castles in Europe.
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Air and Space Museum of Bourget
Air and Space Museum of Bourget (93)
Musées
To fly like a bird and get closer to the stars the human dreamed, invented, then constructed any kind of machines : balloons, planes, helicopters, rockets, satellites.
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The former Bobigny deportation train station
The former Bobigny deportation train station (93)
Musées
Since 2006, the city has been working with associations of former deportees and the SNCF (French National Railroad Company) on the project to save this former deportation train station.
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The Fort du Mont-Alban (66)
Fortifications
Constructed in 1557, the fort du Mont-Alban flanks the citadel of St-Elme and the harbour basin of Villefranche-sur-mer, which were built at the same time.
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Les forts de la rade de Cherbourg
Les forts de la rade de Cherbourg (50)
Fortifications
The defensive system of the port of Cherbourg is based on several fortified edifices of exceptional historical interest.
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Defence system and fortifications around Langres
Defence system and fortifications around Langres (52)
Fortifications
The Langres defence system is one of the only such systems never to have been subjected to enemy fire.
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Bertheaume Fort (29)
Fortifications
This construction, which was fortified by Vauban in the 17th century, surveys the entrance to the Brest narrows.
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Mont-Mouchet (43)
Musées
Set in grandiose and stunning countryside, at the heart of the Margeride forest, stands a museum in honour of the Auvergne Resistance
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French Military Cemetery in Gdansk
French Military Cemetery in Gdansk (Pl)
Nécropoles
This military cemetery contains the bodies of Frenchmen who died on Polish territory during the Second World War.
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Autun Military School (71)
Originally a 17th century seminary, these buildings went on to house the Cavalry Military Preparatory School in the 19th century.
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Redoubt of 3 Communes (62)
Fortifications
First fort in the Alps to be built of reinforced concrete, Redoubt of 3 Communes is part of the system for securing the countryside around Nice developed by Seré de Rivières.
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Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val Art and History Museum
Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val Art and History Museum (82)
Musées
Saint Antonin Noble Val is one of France's oldest medieval towns - and has survived the countless vagaries that history has brought since...
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Fort de la Forca (05)
Fortifications
Constructed between 1887 and 1890, it operated in conjunction with the fort des Mille Fourches, which is a copy of it. The Redoubt of les Trois Communes, built later, protects them both.
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Ile de Sein (29)
A small island off the south-west tip of Brittany, Sein faces the Pointe du Raz
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The fortified town of Port-Vendres
The fortified town of Port-Vendres (66)
Fortifications
An important port due to its position and the depth of its natural harbour.
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Musée de la Batellerie d'Auvillar
Musée de la Batellerie d'Auvillar (82)
Musées
This museum tells the story of inland shipping along the Garonne River from antiquity to the 19th century - and the story of a day when there were no bridges across it.
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Saumur Tank Museum (49)
Musées
The collection of armoured vehicles at the Musée des Blindés in Saumur includes 880 machines, almost 200 of which are fully operational.
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Immerhof (57)
Fortifications
The only completely open-air fort to have been constructed on the Line, it forms part of the fortified Thionville sector.