THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL “LE MONUMENT AUX MORTS”
THIS IS A REPLICA OF "LE MONUMENT AUX MORTS" CREATED BYSCULPTOR EDMOND DE LAHEURDRIE IN 1921 AS A MEMORIAL TO THE 44 MEN FROM TREVIERES, FRANCE WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR I. THE SCULPTURE, VICTORY HOLDING A SWORD, WAS DAMAGED ON D-DAY. WHEN IT WAS RECAST FOR THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL, THE DAMAGE WAS SYMBOLICALLY PRESERVED.
SEE ALSO-THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL
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Memorial Type:
Statues War or Military Related
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
WORLD WAR II
Year Dedicated:
2001
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