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The Meuse-Argonne American Memorial (Montfaucon American Monument; French: Monument Américain de Montfaucon) is an American World War I memorial commemorating "the brilliant victory of the American First Army in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26 – November 11, 1918, and pays tribute to the previous heroic services of the Armies of France on the important battle front upon which the memorial has been constructed." It was erected by the United States Government and is the largest of the American war memorials in Europe. Outside Montfaucon in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, it was unveiled on August 1, 1937. The memorial was designed by John Russell Pope. He designed a massive, Doric column in granite. It is surmounted by a statue symbolic of liberty and tow

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  • Monument américain de Montfaucon (fr)
  • Meuse-Argonne American Memorial (en)
  • Memorial de Montfaucon (nl)
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  • Le monument américain de Montfaucon (World War I Montfaucon American Monument) est un monument commémorant la victoire américaine au cours de l'offensive Meuse-Argonne, durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Il est situé sur le territoire de la commune de Montfaucon-d'Argonne (Meuse), en Lorraine, à environ 11 kilomètres du cimetière américain de Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (Meuse-Argonne American cemetery and memorial) et à environ 33 kilomètres au nord-ouest de Verdun. (fr)
  • Het Memorial de Montfaucon bevindt zich ongeveer 30 kilometer ten noorden van Verdun. Het Memorial is geplaatst ter nagedachtenis aan de Amerikaanse overwinning van het Meuse-Argonne-offensief gedurende de Eerste Wereldoorlog. (nl)
  • The Meuse-Argonne American Memorial (Montfaucon American Monument; French: Monument Américain de Montfaucon) is an American World War I memorial commemorating "the brilliant victory of the American First Army in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26 – November 11, 1918, and pays tribute to the previous heroic services of the Armies of France on the important battle front upon which the memorial has been constructed." It was erected by the United States Government and is the largest of the American war memorials in Europe. Outside Montfaucon in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, it was unveiled on August 1, 1937. The memorial was designed by John Russell Pope. He designed a massive, Doric column in granite. It is surmounted by a statue symbolic of liberty and tow (en)
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  • Meuse-Argonne American Memorial (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Montfaucon383.jpg
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  • Main façade of the memorial in December 2008 (en)
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