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On September 29, 1918, the village of Séchault was liberated by the 369th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army – better known as the Harlem Hellfighters. This African-American unit fought bravely on the Western Front and made history through their dedication and sacrifice. Today, a memorial in the village commemorates this event. It is a quiet place, but with deep historical significance. Ideal for a short stop during your drive along the front line of 14-18.

Vouziers is the capital of Ardennes Argonne. A quiet town to stop off to enjoy its shops. Here is the grave of the famous aviator Roland Garros, who died in combat on October 15, 1918.

The main village of Falaise is located on the top of a gaize cliff, on the eastern slope of the Aisne Valley. The top of this cliff dominates the river, which passes at about 105 m above sea level, but 50 m below. The territory of the commune is divided between the valley of the Aisne, its meadows, its few crops, and the plateau connected to the Argonne. Highlights are: Église Saint-Victor, Monument aux morts, Croix Strady.

The Nécropole nationale de Chestres is a military cemetery in Chestres, a commune in Vouziers, in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region, France. The cemetery contains 3,065 French soldiers who died during the First World War. The cemetery is located on the right bank of the Aisne valley, at an altitude of 114 meters, a few hundred meters from the top of the hill, at the place called Les Sablons. There are also other graves in this cemetery, including a Czechoslovak section with 284 casualties in October 1918, of which 160 are unknown in an ossuary. The bodies come from Sugny, Condé-lès-Vouziers, Chestres, Terron-sur-Aisne and Vrizy. There is a monument with the inscription "In memory of the legionnaires of the 21st and 22nd Czechoslovak regiments who fell on the battlefield in 1914-1918 next to their comrades of the Allied armies for freedom"3. There is also a Russian section with 124 bodies of prisoners of the Germans, 10 graves of Belgian citizens who were deported by the Germans as prisoners for work and 3 British graves.

In this bend, beavers (rats) have made a large dam in the Aire. You can always see them walking around here.