Monument des Alliees

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Hauts-De-France

Monument des Alliees

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Monument des Alliees

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Location: Hauts-De-France, France

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April 12, 2018

Hiking

The Battle of Dunkirk took place in May and June 1940 during the Western campaign during the Second World War. During the German western campaign, the northern French city of …

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JakobusPilger

April 16, 2022

Hiking

As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials or war memorials are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the people who are commemorated here did not divorce in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny.
Many of the places and monuments that you come across along the way are evidence of the horrors of war and tyranny, which is still relevant and relevant today. They all have two essential functions, anew for each generation:
-1- Commemorate and remember the victims
-2- Remind to keep the peace

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Rombea

May 4, 2022

Hiking

Beautifully designed memorial on the beach and not far from the Dunkerque 1940 Museum. The Allied Memorial honors the Allied soldiers killed in Operation Dynamo: “In honor of the pilots, sailors and soldiers of the French and Allied armies who gave their lives in the Battle of Dunkirk May and June 1940.”

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