![]() ![]() ![]() This discovery led to the idea of a sanctuary for these unknown soldiers.Īugust 22th, 1920 Symbolically, the first two headstones of the future monument were sealed by the founder Monsignor Ginisty, Marshal PETAIN and the Lafayette Escadrille. 300 000 men lost their lives amongst which many disappeared or will never be identified.Įnd of 1918 : In the first hours of the Armistice, the bishop of Verdun, Monsignor Ginisty went to the battlefield to find a terrible sight, thousands of bodies who will unfortunately never be identified. A frightful death toll, both on the French and the German side. Incessant surges of artillery and shells. 300 days and 300 nights of relentless battles. The Battle of Verdun : February 21 – 18 December 1916.
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