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French Military Cemetery Macheren
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Katrien
May 27, 2021
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This cemetery is the collective cemetery of almost all French soldiers who fell during the liberation offensive of October 1918. Most of them died during the fighting on the Leie …
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February 18, 2023
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Hidden behind a screen of greenery is the French Military Cemetery. 750 soldiers who fought under the French flag during the Final Offensive of 1918 and died in the region of the Lys and the Scheldt are buried in this serene place. The graves of Christian soldiers bear a traditional cross, Muslim graves have an appropriate crescent moon, and Jewish soldiers have the Star of David. This cemetery is the second largest French military cemetery in Belgium, next to Saint-Jean de Potyze near Zonnebeke.
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