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Cimitière Militaire Russe de Saint-Hilaire
le Grand
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War Grave Agencies
Cimitière Militaire Russe de Saint-Hilaire
le Grand
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The cemetery contains the remains of 1,000 Russian officers and soldiers. In 1937 a chapel was built at the site to commemorate the memory of the 4,000 Russians who died on French soil fighting for France. The chapel was designed by the architect Albert Benois. LocationCimitière Militaire Russe de Saint-Hilaire le Grand, (Mourmelon le Grand) Marne, France Contact address: Association
des Officiers Russes, Telephone +33 (1) 45 79 74 97 Copyright Joanna Legg & Graham Parker © 2002. Updated 2005. All rights reserved |
This
is a military cemetery for Russian soldiers killed on The Western Front
in 1914-1918. It is cared for by the French
Government.