LA VALETTE NATIONAL NECROPOLIS

Soldiers who perished during the Battle of Abreschviller on August 21st 1914 are buried in this National Necropolis of World War One. 464 French soldiers (77 unknown victims and 2 ossuaries) and 370 German soldiers (117 unknown victims and 1 ossuary) lay here. After the battle, inhabitants were asked to buried the victims temporarily. After the war, the bodies were identified and buried in the necropolis.