Fleury-devant-Douaumont in Meuse, Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne, France — Western Europe
“We have reconciled”
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 17, 2024
1. “We have reconciled” Marker
Sur ce cimetière militaire français se sont rencontres le 23 septembre 1984 pour la première fois dans l'histoire des deux peuples. Le Président de la République française et le Chancelier allemand avec une pensée commune pour les morts des deux guerres mondiales ils ont dépose des couronnes et déclare :
"nous nous sommes réconcilies nous nous sommes compris, nous sommes devenus amis."
François Mitterrand Helmut Kohl
“Wir haben uns versöhnt, wir haben uns Verständigt, wir sind Freunde geworden.“
Helmut Kohl François Mitterrand
On 22 September 1984, the French President and the German Chancellor met for the first time in the history of the two peoples at this French military cemetery. They laid wreaths in joint remembrance of the dead of both world wars
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"We have reconciled, we have reached an understanding, we have become friends."
Helmut Kohl Francois Mitterrand
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Events • Peace • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1984.
Location. 49° 12.478′ N, 5° 25.442′ E. Marker is in Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Grand Est (Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne), in Meuse. It can be reached from Grand Est Route 923C 3 kilometers north of Route 913B. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Grand Est 55100, 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, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: La nécropole nationale de Fleury-devant-Douaumont (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named La nécropole nationale de Fleury-devant-Douaumont (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Les Sentiers du Champ de Bataille (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); La Tranchée des Baïonnettes (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); De la tranchée des fusils à la Tranchée des Baïonnettes (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); 137th R.I. / 137e R.I. (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Fleury-devant-Douaumont (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Fleury / Hohenlinden (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fleury-devant-Douaumont.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 17, 2024
2. “We have reconciled” Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 17, 2024
3. “We have reconciled” Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,018 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
