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French War Cemetery Duchesne
This beautiful French war cemetery was established during the First World War and contains the graves of 408 French soldiers and officers (of whom 116 in a mass grave) who fell on the Tete de Faux (Buchenkopf).
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Kaj Metz (1, 2, 3, 4), Dick de Bruijne (5), (6, 7, 8)
Nearby
Museum
Point of interest
- Tete de Faux (Buchenkopf) - Le Bonhomme
- Former German War Cemetery "Hexenweiher" - Le Bonhomme
- Former German War Cemetery "Rabenbühl" - Le Bonhomme
Monument
- Memorial 14e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins - Le Bonhomme
- Memorial 62e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins - Le Bonhomme
- Memorial 14e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins - Orbey
Cemetery
- French War Cemetery "Tête des Faux" - Lapoutroie
- French War Cemetery Col de Wettstein - Orbey
- German War Cemetery Hohrod - Orbey
Fortification
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