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| Location | : | La Ferte-sur-Chiers, Departement des Ardennes, France |
| Coordinate | : | 49.5840700, 5.2314720 |
| Description | : | The cemetery is located 1.1 kilometres north of the village of La Ferté-sur-Chiers on Route Départementale D52. Most of the men buried here were killed in action at l'Ouvrage de La Ferté, May 18-19, 1940, in one of the few actual battles at a fortification of the Maginot Line during the German invasion of May-June 1940. All of the soldiers manning the fort died. Most did not die of battle wounds; they were asphyxiated when the ventilation system failed after German shelling set fire to the above-ground works. They had taken refuge in the subterranean tunnel system and never... Read More |
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Where is Nécropole Nationale Villy-la-Ferté?
Nécropole Nationale Villy-la-Ferté is located at Route Départementale D52 La Ferte-sur-Chiers, Departement des Ardennes ,Champagne-Ardenne , 08370France.
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Latitude: 49.5840700
Longitude: 5.2314720
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