Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial — Saint-Avold, France
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N 49° 07.280 E 006° 42.909
32U E 333292 N 5443457
The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint-Avold (Cimetière militaire américain de Saint-Avold) contains 10,489 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe
Waymark Code: WMQ7F3
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 01/04/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial (Cimetière militaire américain de Saint-Avold), is located just outside of Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. It covers 113.5 acres (0,459 km2) and contains 10,489 graves, the largest number of any American World War II cemetery in Europe. Those interred died mostly in the autumn of 1944 during the drive to the Siegfried Line as the Americans sought to expel the Germans; they were mainly part of the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies. The cemetery is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
source: wikipedia, American Battle Monuments Commission, Société d'Histoire du Pays Naborien

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