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Memorial Lieutenant Richter

Monument in memory of the French soldiers of the 5th Regiment Cuirassiers who died near Bellefontaine on 11 May 1940. It concerns Lieutenant Richter and seven of his men, all from Alsace.

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Source

  • Text: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge
  • www.tintigny.be/

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