50 meters east of the road adjacent to a large crater formed by an explosion.

The 9-metre-high (30 ft) stone monument is toped with the bust of a soldier whose hands clasp the handle of a sword which overlays a cross. The flanks of the memorial are engraved with the numbers of the 275 French regiments, 18 Italian Regiments and 32 American Divisions who saw service in the Argonne Sector. The crypt of the memorial contains an ossuary containing the remains of several thousand unknown soldiers. There is an altar at the base of the monument for ceremonial use. The sculptor Becker had based the soldier's face on that of his son who had been killed in 1915.

The monument of the Haute Chevauchée is dedicated to the memory of those men who were killed in the Argonne. It was designed by the architect Bolloré and inaugurated on 30 July 1922 by Raymond Poincaré and blessed by Monseigneur GInisty, the Bishop of Verdun.

The text on the monument is written in French and reads:

Front Side:

Aux Morts De L'Argonne

Translation:

To the dead of the Argonne.

The rear side of the monument lists all the French units (275 Regiments) that fought in the Argonne in 1914-1918 and reads:

1914-1918

FRANCE

(See photo for list of units)

Left side of the monument lists the Italian units (18 Regiments or equivalent) that fought in the Argonne 1914-1918 and reads:

1914-1918

ITALIE

(See photo for list of units)

The right side of the monument lists the American units (32 Divisions or equivalents) that fought in the Argonne in 1917-1918 and reads:

1917-1918

ETATS UNIS

DAMERICA

(United States of America)

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