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Cover of the ABMC Commemorative Sites Booklet publication

ABMC Commemorative Sites Booklet

ABMC and the Unknown Soldier (thumbnail)

ABMC and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 1921-2021

ABMC Sites commémoratifs

ABMC Sites commémoratifs

American Armies and Battlefields in Europe: World War I

American Armies and Battlefields in Europe: World War I

Driving Routes of Interest – Meuse Argonne American Cemetery to the South, Montfaucon Monument, Hindenburg Line.

Driving Routes of Interest – Meuse Argonne American Cemetery to the Southwest – “Rainbow” Division, Sergeant York, Butte de Vauquois, Pennsylvania Monument

Montfaucon American Monument Brochure

World War I Battlefield Companion

World War I Battlefield Companion

Photos

Montfaucon American Monument in France. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Montfaucon American Monument in France. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Images showing the location of the Machine Gun Nest inside the ruins of the Montfaucon Cemetery. If you look closely in one of the pictures you will see the image of someone looking out of the nest.
Images showing the location of the Machine Gun Nest inside the ruins of the Montfaucon Cemetery. If you look closely in one of the pictures you will see the image of someone looking out of the nest.
From the top of Montfaucon American Monument
From the top of Montfaucon American Monument
Church ruins behind Montfaucon American Monument in France. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Church ruins behind Montfaucon American Monument in France. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission.
A German bunker near the base of Montfaucon as it appears today. Notice how close the bunker is to the local road.
A German bunker near the base of Montfaucon as it appears today. Notice how close the bunker is to the local road.
Montfaucon American Monument in France. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Montfaucon American Monument in France. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Church ruins behind Montfaucon American Monument in France. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Church ruins behind Montfaucon American Monument in France. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission.
From the top of Montfaucon American Monument
From the top of Montfaucon American Monument