Lidrezing National Cemetery
La nécropole nationale de Lidrezing. © ECPAD
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Located to the south of Conthil, towards Dieuze, the Lidrezing National Cemetery holds the bodies of soldiers who died for France during the Battle of Morhange in August 1914. It was built after the battle by the German army, and was updated in 1924 and 1988. Today, it is home to 548 French soldiers, the majority of whom (432 in total) lie in two ossuaries.
The Lidrezing cemetery is typical of military cemeteries from the start of WWI, and of the way the dead were handled by French military authorities. In fact, at this time, officers were generally buried in individual graves, whereas troops were buried in collective graves. From 1915, the use of individual graves became common for all soldiers. The law of 29 December 1915 gave soldiers who died for France the right to be buried in individual graves.
La nécropole nationale de Lidrezing. © ECPAD
La nécropole nationale de Lidrezing. © ECPAD
La nécropole nationale de Lidrezing. © ECPAD
La nécropole nationale de Lidrezing. © ECPAD
La nécropole nationale de Lidrezing. © ECPAD
La nécropole nationale de Lidrezing. © ECPAD
La nécropole nationale de Lidrezing. © ECPAD
Bataille de Biedesdort-Dieuze, 20 août 1914. © Archives départementales de la Moselle
Scène de combats à Mohrange. Gravure tirée du journal Le Panorama de guerre. © DR
Soldats français capturés par l'armée allemande lors de la bataille de Mohrange. © DR
Monument élevé à la mémoire des morts de la bataille de Morhange au cimetière de Riche. © Archives municipales de Nancy
Tombe collective à Morhange (Moselle) où ont été inhumés, par les Allemands, les corps de 400 soldats français et 300 soldats allemands morts au cours des combats de Mohrange. © CIL/Collection Jean-Marie Picquart
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