Dommartin-Lettrée () is a village and commune in the
Marne
Marne can refer to:
Places France
*Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine
*Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river
* La Marne, a commune in western France
*Marne, a legislative constituency (France)
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department in north-eastern France some 22 kilometres south of
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims.
Formerly called Châlons ...
and some 22 kilometres west of
Vitry-le-François
Vitry-le-François () is a Communes of France, commune in the Marne (department), Marne Departments of France, department in northeastern France. It is located on the river Marne (river), Marne and is the western terminus of the Marne–Rhine Ca ...
. The church is to be found in a central position in the village and the Commonwealth war graves of five airmen of the
Royal Air Force
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and two of the
Royal Canadian Air Force
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lie in the churchyard immediately behind the church.
The seven serviceman were killed when their
Lancaster bomber
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(Lancaster III serial JB741 code: AR-J) was shot down near the village by enemy fire on May 4, 1944, before completing their mission.
See also
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Communes of the Marne department
The following is a list of the 610 communes in the French department of Marne.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):[Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...]
References
External links
Aircrew Remembrance Society
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