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War memorials (Oise)

War memorials (Oise)

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The War memorials (Oise) or Monuments aux Morts of Oise are French war memorials commemorating those men of the region who died in World War I.

The war memorial at Antheuil-Portes

Background to the involvement of the Oise region in the 1914–18 war

The north eastern part of the Oise region, known as "Little Switzerland", was directly involved in World War I . From October 1914 to March 1917 the front had stabilised along a line passing through Lassigny, Tracy-le-Val and Bailly and during two years of occupation the German army lived in the towns and villages of the Noyon area. In March 1917, in a tactical move, the Germans left the region as they moved north to the Hindenburg Line but they left much destruction in their wake. The areas which they vacated were then occupied by the Allied armies. 1918 saw the German "Spring Offensive" when the German army retook the area they had vacated and advanced even further. There were battles fought at Noyon and Mont Renaud in March and April 1918 and at Matz in June 1918, during the Third Battle of the Aisne. Further ferocious battles were fought until August 1918 when Montdidier and the Thiescourt were liberated. All of these efforts helped to stop the German advance on Paris and assisted the Allied success in pushing the Germans back to the Hindenburg Line in the summer and autumn. Apart from the usual trench based skirmishes, the area around the front line suffered much damage and loss of life from constant artillery bombardment and bombing by Zeppelin airships and German aeroplanes. Great devastation was wrought in villages directly on the front line. Ribecourt, Tracy-le-Val, Bailly, Chiry-Ourscamp, and Dreslincourt were almost totally destroyed. Compiègne and Noyon suffered much damage. One German long-range gun in particular, stationed in the forest at Coucy-le-Chateau, caused much devastation. The bombing reached as far as Beauvais where in June 1918, 36 soldiers and civilians were killed. Breteuil, Crèvecœur-le-Grand and Crépy-en-Valois were all hit by bombs. Finally, the Armistice was signed at Rethondes on 11 November 1918[1][2][3]

Some of the Monument aux Morts in the Oise

Below are details of just some of the many monuments aux morts in the Oise region.

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Albert Bartholomé,the Crépy-en-Valois Monument aux Morts and other works

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The following are photographs of the four high-reliefs:

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The four bas-reliefs on this monument are the work of Émile Pinchon. The reliefs depict some aspects of Noyon's fate over the 4 years of the war.

  1. The taking of hostages by the Germans on 29 September 1914
  2. The re-entry of French troops of the 13th Corps on 18 March 1917
  3. The ruins of Noyon on 25 August 1918
  4. The presentation to the town of the Légion d'honneur and Croix de guerre on 10 July 1920 by Maréchal Joffre.

The Noyon war memorial was inaugurated on 22 March 1925.[24]

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Notes

  1. "1914-1918, l'Oise au cœur de la Grande guerre" by Jean-Yves Bonnard.Beauvais : Archives départementales de l'Oise : Conseil général de l'Oise, c2008. ISBN 9782860600255 and 2860600256
  2. Access information on the Oise in the 1914-1918 war le CDDP de l'Oise avec le concours de l'inspection académique, de l'office national des anciens combattants, du Conseil général de l'Oise, du comité départemental du tourisme de l'Oise. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. Monument aux Morts of Antheuil-Portes Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  4. Monument aux Morts of Appilly Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France: Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  5. Monument aux Morts at Auneuil Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  6. "Rue Albert-Jouanneault". Pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  7. The Monument aux Morts at Beaumont-sur-Oise Patrimoine de France. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  8. Beauvais 2001 www.culture.gouv.fr. retrieved 22 September 2012
  9. mémoires de pierre en Pas-de-Calais - Ivan Pacheka. "Monument aux morts d'Ardres". Memoiresdepierre.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  10. Monuments aux Morts at Carlepont Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  11. The Monument aux Morts at Champagne-sur-Oise Patrimoine des communes de France. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  12. The Monument aux Morts at Chantilly Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  13. The Monument aux Morts at Compiègne Patrimoine de la Grande Guerre.com.Retrieved 23 September 2012
  14. Monument aux Morts of Criel Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  15. The Monument aux Morts at Crépy-en-Valois Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  16. Bouillant Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine Church website.Retrieved 23 September 2012
  17. "Hernot, une famille bretonne de sculpteurs et tailleurs sur pierres" (in French). Infobretagne.com. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  18. Monument aux Morts at Doméliers Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  19. The Monument aux Morts at Formerie Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  20. The Monument aux Morts at Grandvilliers Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  21. The Monument aux Morts at Marquéglise Patrimonie de la Grane Guerre. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  22. Monument aux Morts at Neuilly-en-Thelle Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  23. The Monument aux Morts at Noyon Inventaire topographique (canton de Noyon)(c) Ministère de la culture ; (c) Région Picardie - Inventaire général. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  24. The Monument aux Morts at Remy Memorial Genweb. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  25. The Monument aux Morts at Ressons-sur-Matz Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  26. The Monumnent aux Morts at Ribécourt-Dreslincourt Ribécourt-Dreslincourt website. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  27. The Ferme de Navarin National Archives. England. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  28. Ferme de Navarin Champagne Information 1914-18. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  29. Saint-Samson-la-Poterie Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  30. Monument at Senlis Souvenir Franco Marocain. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  31. Senlis Monument aux morts de 1914-18. Retrieved 23 September 2012
  32. The Monument aux Morts at Tricot Les Monuments aux Mort sculptes en France:Oise. Alain Choubard 2007-2012.Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  33. Monument aux Morts Verneuil-en-Halatte Office of Tourism Office of Tourism Verneuil-en-Halatte. Retrieved 23 September 2012


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