Chemin des Dames Memorial Chapel

The memorial chapel features three stone arches on its facade, crowned by a statue of the Virgin and Child, built with local cream-colored limestone.

The chapel, inaugurated on April 22, 1951, commemorates soldiers who died during three major battles of the Aisne in World War I in 1914, 1917, and 1918.

Multiple commemorative plaques inside the chapel honor fallen soldiers, including a dedicated plaque for General des Vallières who died in combat in 1918.

The memorial site includes both French and German military cemeteries, containing the remains of 5,150 French soldiers and 7,526 German soldiers respectively.

The Lantern of the Dead, erected in 1960 near the chapel, stands as a permanent light source visible day and night across former World War I battlefields.

Location: Cerny-en-Laonnois

Inception: 1950

Part of: Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)

GPS coordinates: 49.44302,3.66709

Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:50