{"id":5671,"date":"2021-11-04T14:10:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T13:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landofmemory.eu\/sites-historiques\/the-mardasson\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T15:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:42:30","slug":"the-mardasson","status":"publish","type":"sites-historiques","link":"https:\/\/www.landofmemory.eu\/en\/sites-historiques\/the-mardasson\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mardasson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A remarkable view of the battlefields<\/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\/Mardasson-65e&#x300;me-anniversair-00h8h-1-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"65th anniversary of Mardasson\" class=\"wp-image-3825\" width=\"419\" height=\"250\"\/><\/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>Since its inauguration on July 16, 1950, in the presence of Prince Baudouin, future King of the Belgians, and General McAuliffe, commemorations have followed one another until today. &#13;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The site was chosen, among other reasons, for its elevated location and its position on the demarcation line between the Rhine and Meuse basins. In 1946, the first stone was inaugurated, and some soil from the Ardennes was taken to be sent to the USA. The hill of Mardasson reinforces its symbolic value as a symbol of freedom illustrated by a milestone (n\u00b01147) decorated with the torch of the Statue of Liberty. The first milestone is located in Sainte-M\u00e8re-Eglise in Normandy. 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