This impressive American WWI memorial was dedicated in 1937 to commemorate the victory of the American First Army during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (26 September – 11 November 1918). The 54-metre-high Doric granite column, designed by John Russell Pope, is topped by a statue symbolising liberty. The monument stands on the hill of Montfaucon, where a medieval monastery once stood and where the Americans achieved a strategic victory in 1918.

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June 10, 2021

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The monument faces the front line of the First American Army on the morning of September 26, 1918, when the attack whose victory it commemorates, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, began. This …

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May 15, 2025

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This impressive American WWI memorial was dedicated in 1937 to commemorate the victory of the American First Army during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (26 September – 11 November 1918). The 54-metre-high Doric granite column, designed by John Russell Pope, is topped by a statue symbolising liberty 1 2. The monument stands on the hill of Montfaucon, where a medieval monastery once stood and where the Americans achieved a strategic victory in 1918.

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1. Cimetière Américain Meuse-Argonne et Monument Américain de Mont Faucon — loop from Verdun

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2. Citadel of Verdun loop from Verdun

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03:21

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3. Citadel of Verdun – Douaumont Ossuary loop from Verdun

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04:19

990m

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Elevation 320 m

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Wednesday 11 February

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Location: Montfaucon-D'Argonne, Verdun, Great East, France

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