Grave of HR van Rensselaer
Pvt HR van Rensselaer was killed 9 November, 1918, 2 days before WWI ended. He is buried in the St Mihiel
American Cemetary near Thiaucourt (M. et M.), France. Does anyone have any information on this man? He is probably related to my step-great-grandfather, so I went to see his grave.
American Battle Monument Cemetery in Lorraine, France
This video presents a brief narrated tour of Lorraine American Cemetery's landscaped grounds, architecture, and works of art.
The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France covers 113.5 acres and contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II in Europe, a total of 10,489. Their headstones are arranged in nine plots in a generally elliptical design extending over the beautiful rolling terrain of eastern Lorraine and culminating in a prominent overlook feature. Most of the dead here were killed while driving the German forces from the fortress city of Metz toward the Siegfried Line and the Rhine River. Initially, there were over 16,000 Americans interred in the St. Avold region, mostly from the U.S. Seventh Army's Infantry and Armored Divisions and its Cavalry Groups. St. Avold served as a vital communications center for the vast network of enemy defenses guarding the western border of the Third Reich.
The memorial, which stands on a plateau to the west of the burial area, contains ceramic operations maps with narratives and service flags. High on its exterior front wall is the large figure of St. Nabor, the martyred Roman soldier overlooking the silent host. On each side of the memorial, and parallel to its front, stretch the Tablets of the Missing on which are inscribed 444 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The entire area is framed in woodland.
The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty in the Visitor Building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites.
Verdun à moto: Episode 4 - La ville souterraine
Des fortifications médiévales, des casernes abandonnées, des kilomètres de souterrains... J'ai eu la chance de visiter la citadelle de Verdun telle que je ne l'avais jamais vue auparavant.
Dans cette vidéo je vous propose en images, de découvrir le passé de cet édifice et ses lieux chargés d'histoire qui restent généralement inaccessibles.
Je réalise mes vidéos par simple plaisir avec des moyens très modestes, merci de votre compréhension.
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Je vous invite surtout à aller visiter cet endroit!
Pour la visite à pied de la citadelle haute et des souterrains, vous trouverez toutes les infos sur ce site:
Ouvert seulement à certaines dates de l'année, réservation obligatoire, s'habiller chaudement, prendre de bonnes chaussures et une lampe de poche. 10€ par personne.
Visite guidée géniale, le guide est au top, on voit et on apprend vraiment plein de choses.
Pour la visite (wagon + musée) de la citadelle souterraine:
Un wagon part toutes les 6 minutes, pourtant il est fortement conseillé de réserver! Certains jours tous les départs sont déjà bouclés! S'habiller chaudement. 9€ par personne, réductions possibles.
Musiques:
- Kai Engel: Modum (from freemusicarchive.com)
- Geographer : Sky Scraper
- Myuu: Twisted Happiness (from LaMusiqueLibre)
- Kai Engel: Global Warming (from freemusicarchive.com)
- Kai Engel: Periculum (from freemusicarchive.com)
- Holfix: Mystery
- Nicolai Heidlas: Letting go
FRANCE: Meaux (Seine-et-Marne), vue des bords de la Marne.
5 Days on the road in Belgium, France and Italy (3/5)
The travel from the parking just before Chaumont, to the costumer in Italy...
Music: Rein - Grandtour
Convey - Colorblind
LessXmorE - Dedicated
Verdun 1914 -18 (1)
collection BDIC
Viaje a Francia 2010. Capítulo 7. Verdun
ONE DAY IN NETHERLANDS.
my visit to netherlands during the winter....i had chance to see the town of eindhoven,maarheeze and luyksgestel...it seems philips company has started in eindhoven...netherlands is famous for flower and wind mill.
Indianapolis, IN driver,OTR, truck Transport .
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