{"id":4429,"date":"2021-10-08T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T10:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landofmemory.eu\/sites-historiques\/ardennes-american-cemetery-and-memorial\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T09:53:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T07:53:24","slug":"ardennes-american-cemetery-and-memorial","status":"publish","type":"sites-historiques","link":"https:\/\/www.landofmemory.eu\/en\/sites-historiques\/ardennes-american-cemetery-and-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The American Cemetary for airmen who fell in Belgium in 1944 and 1945<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landofmemory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimetiere-americain-neuville&#xA9;FTPL-P.-Fagnoul-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The stone memorial decorated with an imposing American eagle.\" class=\"wp-image-2892\" width=\"421\" height=\"280\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 P. Fagnoul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At the time of the war and immediately thereafter, the cemetery&#8217;s site served as an identification center for the fallen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, a stone memorial with a giant American eagle has been constructed. Inside the cemetery is the Chapel. It consists of three colossal marble wall maps. The names of 463 soldiers never found are engraved on the outside of the memorial. The insignias of the major American units that fought in northeastern Europe are also depicted in mosaic. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A gift to the United States<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The American Cemetery of the Ardennes is the final resting place of 5,328 Americans who died during the Second World War, 65% of whom were airmen of the US Air Forces. Their headstones are aligned in a Greek cross pattern. On their graves, one can read this strong message: &#8220;Here lies in honorable glory a comrade in arms known to God.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kingdom of Belgium offered the United States of America the American Cemetery of the Ardennes. Today, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), an United States government agency, oversees the cemetery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landofmemory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimetiere-americain-neuville3&#xA9;FTPL-P.-Fagnoul-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The graves of the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial.\" class=\"wp-image-2896\" width=\"424\" height=\"282\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 P. Fagnoul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>If you wish to reflect and remember the lives lost due to the horrors of the past, do not hesitate to visit the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, a touching place full of emotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","type_site":[66,49],"class_list":["post-4429","sites-historiques","type-sites-historiques","status-publish","hentry","type_site-world-war-cemeteries","type_site-world-war-memorials"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial - Land of Memory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial is a place that honors the lives lost during World War II.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.landofmemory.eu\/en\/sites-historiques\/ardennes-american-cemetery-and-memorial\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial - 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