As many as 5,294 French officers and soldiers are buried here in a mass grave, the vast majority of them victims of the German attack on the Kemmelberg in April 1918. Only 57 of them could be identified.

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Claudine en Robert🇧🇪🚴

October 26, 2022

The French mass grave - also called 'ossuaire' - is located against the western flank of the Kemmelberg, with a view of the Zwarteberg, Rodeberg and Scherpenberg. The beautiful view also immediately provides insight into the strategic importance of this sector and of the Battle of the Kemmelberg.

French Mass Grave
The mass grave - in fact there are four mass graves - was only built after the armistice of November 1918. Today there are 5294 French dead. Only 57 of them could be identified, some only
partially. Their names are on the monument to the dead, the obelisk made of white natural stone with a Gallic rooster at the top, which rises in the middle of the mass grave.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

February 2, 2023

UNDERSTOOD RESTING PLACE
Worth a visit out of respect for the more than 5000 French fallen. They have fought against the usurper. At the entrance to the hilltop, look and you will see the Angel looking down
and watches over the peace of mind of the many young fallen soldiers.
Yet another place to reflect.
Information boards at the entrance provide more information.

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Location: Heuvelland, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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