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Monument to Muslim Soldiers

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    December 11, 2022

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    In memory of Muslim comrades-in-arms who fell for France
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    May 17, 2025

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    Since 2006, a monument has stood on the hill of Douaumont in memory of the 30,000 Muslim soldiers who died for France during the First World War. Inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac, it consists of a semicircular gallery with Arab architectural elements. In the middle is a column with the inscription: “À la mémoire des soldats musulmans morts pour la France”. The monument recognizes the diversity of the French army and honors the contribution of soldiers from North Africa and other parts of the then French empire.
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    March 25, 2025

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    This monument is in memory of the 30,000 Muslim soldiers who died at Verdun in the First World War.

    On 26 June 2006, French President Chirac inaugurated this monument on the hill of Douaumont in memory of the thousands of Muslims who fell for France during the First World War.
    The monument is a circular gallery of 25 by 19 metres with an arched vault and Arabic battlements.


    Inside is a column with the text:
    'To the soldiers Muslims Died for France "


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    1. From the Verdun Memorial to Bezonvaux — loop from Fleury-devant-Douaumont

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