Neuville War Cemetary Belgium

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Neuville en Condroz Cemetery

***** Location: Liege, Belgium
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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The Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial is home to the graves of 5,329 members of the United States military who died in World War II. It is one of fourteen cemeteries for American World War II dead on foreign soil, and is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The ninety and a half acre cemetery and memorial is located in Neuville-en-Condroz, near the southeast edge of Neupré, Wallonia, Belgium.

It is one of three American war cemeteries in Belgium, the other two being at Flanders Field and Henri-Chapelle.

The site of the cemetery was liberated from Nazi control by the U.S. 1st Infantry Division on 8 September 1944. A temporary cemetery was established on the site on 8 February 1945.

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5328 graves, 462 missing in action
to the Heroes of 1944 who liberated my country

Serge Tome


trois paratonnerres
au dessus de l'aigle de guerre
Neuville War Cemetary

three lightning rods
above the war eagle
Neuville War Cemetary



fin d'hiver --
une rose rouge
parmi les croix blanches

end of Winter --
a red rose
between the white crosses



sans taches
les croix de marbre blanc
du Cimetière Américain

stainless
the white marble crosses
of the American Cemetery



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Ardennes American Cemetery


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