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Memorial to the bloody Battles of Bois-le-Prêtre during the First World War. Initially a simple wooden cross which marked the highest point of the forest massif at 372 meters above sea level, a strategic point, it returned to its place of origin shortly after the war and was enshrined in the stone monument commemorating this battle which was inaugurated on September 23, 1923 by Raymond Poincaré.

Symbolic fortress of the Dukes of Lorraine, the name of this castle has become the war cry of the princes "Prény! Prény!". Dominating the Moselle valley from its spur, the castle benefits from a large enclosure around the lower courtyard in which the village developed and the eastern small, isolated from the village by a large ditch, and which constitutes the largest part. strongest on the site. This place constitutes one of the northern locks of the Dukes of Lorraine, in a region largely held by the Counts of Bar who particularly enjoy the neighboring castle of Mousson. Undoubtedly built in the 12th century to guard the abbey of Sainte-Marie-aux-Bois, the Dukes of Lorraine remain attorneys of this religious establishment. The warmand keep or tower constitutes the most impressive element of this castle with its pentagonal shape, its thick walls and its great height.

German memorial which once stood at the entrance to the Norroy German cemetery. Battle of Bois-le-Prêtre.

The castle of Prény is an old fortified castle which overlooks the town of the same name. Few traces evoke its origin and affiliations. The impressive building is however registered on the list of historical monuments in 1862.

Impressive monument. In the area you can still see some trenches from the First World War

La Croix des Carmes is a World War I memorial, located on the territory of the commune of Montauville, in the department Meurthe-et-Moselle, near Pont-à-Mousson, France. The Carmelite cross, initially a simple wooden cross, became one of the symbols of the bloody battles in Bois-le-Prêtre . Shortly after the war, it returned to its place of origin within a few meters and was enshrined in the stone monument commemorating this battle inaugurated on September 23, 1923 by Raymond Poincaré . Remnants of the battles remain visible on the site: trenches, cagnas, parapets, coils of barbed wire, horses of frieze... source: wikipedia