CERNY-EN-LAONNOIS FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY
(La Nécropole Nationale de Cerny-en-Laonnois)
&
Chemin des Dames Memorial
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: 49.441731, 3.664578
Image © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Cerny-en-Laonnois is a small village in the Aisne region of France. The French Military Military Cemetery is located on the D18CD.
Total Burials: 5,195.
World War One Casualties: France 5,150, Russia 43, Germany 2. Total 5,195.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Chemin des Dames Memorial
Located in front of the necropolis is the Chemin des Dames Memorial. In the Chapel are a large number of commemorative stone tablets remembering the drama that the combatants and their families lived. In front of the chapel you can find the Lanterne des Morts (The dead Lantern), whose fires represent battlefields of the Great War in the night.
All images © Johan Pauwels
