Monument aux morts pour la France en Afrique du Nord de 1952 à 1962, War memorial at Père Lachaise Cemetery, France.
The Monument aux morts pour la France en Afrique du Nord is a war memorial located within Père Lachaise Cemetery, dedicated to soldiers who died in North Africa. It stands in the 88th division near the Allée des Fédérés and displays the names of those commemorated.
The memorial was inaugurated in 2003 to honor Parisian soldiers who died during conflicts in North Africa between 1952 and 1962. This period saw the collapse of French colonial rule in the region.
The monument acknowledges French military involvement in North African territories during the decolonization period. Visitors walking through the cemetery can reflect on how this conflict is remembered in French collective memory.
The memorial is located within Père Lachaise Cemetery and can be visited during regular cemetery hours like any other site on the grounds. It helps to have a cemetery map to locate the 88th division and read the engraved names of those remembered.
The memorial was created following a commitment by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë and represents official recognition of a long-overlooked chapter in French military history. Its creation decades after the events shows how slowly this conflict entered public remembrance.
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