The Monuments aux Morts of the Eastern Somme are French
war memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
s commemorating those who died in
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
on the eastern side of the Somme region.
Monuments aux Morts of the Eastern Somme
Gallery
Image:The figure of Victory at the top of Amiens' mon ument aux morts.JPG, The figure of Victory at the top of the Amiens war memorial
Image:Amiens monument aux morts 1.JPG, Detail from the Amiens war memorial
Image:Amiens monument aux morts 2.JPG, Detail from the Amiens war memorial
Image:Amiens monument aux morts 3.JPG, Detail from the Amiens war memorial
Image:Amiens monument aux morts 4.JPG, Detail from the Amiens war memorial
Image:Amiens monument aux morts 5.JPG, Detail from the Amiens war memorial
Image:Amiens monument aux morts 6.JPG, Detail from the Amiens war memorial
Image:Amiens monument aux morts 7.JPG, Detail from the Amiens war memorial
Image:Chaulnes 6.JPG, The figure Le Poilu morant- part of the Chaulnes war memorial
Image:Nesle 3.JPG, Close-up of soldier on the Nesle war memorial.
Image:Peronne relief 1536.JPG, The 1536 siege of Péronne
Image:Peronne relief 1916.JPG, Scene from the trenches in 1916
Image:Pierrepont 1.JPG, Detail from the war memorial at Pierrepont-sur-Avre
Image:Pierrepont 99.JPG, Detail from the war memorial at Pierrepont-sur-Avre
Image:Proyart 300.JPG, The relief ''Le Départ''
Image:Proyart 2.JPG, The relief ''L’assaut à Proyart''
Image:Proyart 1.JPG, Pillar at the entrance to the war memorial showing French Army helmet on flag positioned above the Croix-de-Guerre.
Image:Proyart 78.JPG, Detail of the work above the central arch of the Proyart war memorial
Image:Proyart 77.JPG, The soldier at the centre of the war memorial at Proyart.
Image:Proyart 120.JPG, The relief on the war memorial at Proyart above the allegory of France greeting a soldier- Soldiers marching by.
Image:Proyart 101.JPG, The relief showing an allegory of France greeting a victorious soldier-''La France reconnaissante à Proyart''.
Image:Proyart 4.JPG, Plaque mentioning Mr. Mrs Francois Normand who funded the monument and had lost their only son in the Great War
Image:Villers-Bretonneux 2.JPG, The plaque at Villers-Bretonneux remembering the role played by the Australian Imperial Force in liberating the village
See also
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World War I memorials
World War I is remembered and commemorated by various war memorials, including civic memorials, larger national monuments, war cemeteries, private memorials and a range of utilitarian designs such as halls and parks, dedicated to remembering th ...
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War memorials (Aisne)
The War Memorials of Aisne or Monuments aux Morts of Aisne are French war memorials in the Aisne, in the region of Picardy, commemorating those men of the Aisne region who died in World War I
Background
This region saw considerable action throug ...
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War memorials (Oise)
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War memorials (Western Somme)
References
External links
Sites of Memory(Historical markers, memorials, monuments, and cemeteries worldwide)
A National Archives article giving further information on the memorial at Dormans which is dedicated to the First and Second Battles of the MarneA further National Archives article dealing with the Villers-Bretonneux Australian MemorialFranceGenWebSource of information on monument aux morts
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Sculptures in France
World War I memorials in France