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Near Chambry in Seine-et-Marne, Ξle-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

A La Memoire
⎯⎯⎯
In Memory

 
 
La Memoire / Memorial Marker, Side One image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 16, 2024
1. La Memoire / Memorial Marker, Side One
Inscription.
A la memoire
des soldats de l’Armee de Paris
morts pour la Patrie
sir les champs de bataille de l’Ourcq
September 9 1914

Gloire a note France eternelle
Gloire a crux qui sont morts pourelle

In memory
of the soldiers of the Army of Paris
Who died for the fatherland
on the fields of the Battle of the Ourcq
September 1914

Glory to our eternal France
Glory to those who died for it.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 48° 59.493′ N, 2° 52.668′ E. Memorial is near Chambry, Ξle-de-France, in Seine-et-Marne. It is at the intersection of Ξle-de-France Route 38 and Route 140, on the right when traveling north on Ξle-de-France Route 38. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Chambry, Ξle-de-France 77910, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of the Marne American Monument (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); La Tranchιe (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); Construire (approx. 3 kilometers away); a different marker also named Construire (approx. 3 kilometers away); Photographier La Tranchιe (approx. 3 kilometers away); a different marker also named Construire (approx. 3 kilometers away); Char Saint-Chamond modθle 1917 (approx. 3 kilometers away); a different marker also named Construire (approx. 3 kilometers away).
 
Regarding A La Memoire / In Memory. This marker is known as The Monument of the Four Roads. It corresponds to the southern edge of the French attack on the German flank during the Battle of the Marne.
 
Also see . . .  First Battle of the Marne (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 16, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
 
La Memoire / Memorial Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 16, 2024
2. La Memoire / Memorial Marker, Side Two
A La Memoire / In Memory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 16, 2024
3. A La Memoire / In Memory Marker
A La Memoire / In Memory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 16, 2024
4. A La Memoire / In Memory Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
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