French War Cemetery Notre Dame de Lorette
This war cemetery contains the remains of 44.833 French soldiers who fell in the First World War. There are also six French war graves from the Second World War.
The ossuary contains the tombs of several "unknown soldiers", including a soldier who fell in the Second World War. It also contains a reliquary containing the ashes of concentration camp victims.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge
Nearby
Museum
- Museum Notre Dame de Lorette - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
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Point of interest
- Ruins Église d'Ablain-Saint-Nazaire - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
- Painted House - Souchez
- Ruins Abbey Mont-Saint-Éloi - Mont-Saint-Éloi
Monument
- Memorial Church Notre Dame de Lorette - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
- Memorial Gonzale Roger Henri Merlin - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
- Memorial Lieutenant Henri Meblin - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Sucrerie - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Bois-de-Noulette - Aix-Noulette
- Cabaret Rouge Commonwealth War Cemetery - Souchez
Fortification
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