WW1 Museums on the Oise & Aisne Battlefields, France
Museums for the First World War on the battlefields of the Oise and Aisne are listed here.
A museum opened in 2013 at Meaux, north-east of Paris, is included in the listing for a visit while staying in the Aisne region.
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Clairière de l'Armistice
49.427168
2.905980
Musée de l'Armistice, route de Soissons, 60200 Compiègne
A museum at the clearing in the forest where the Armistice of 11 November 1918 was signed.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.musee-armistice-14-18.fr
Telephone/fax: +33 (0)3 44 85 14 18
Latitude N 49° 25' 38" ; Longitude E 2° 54' 22"
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Caverne du Dragon/Musée du Chemin des Dames
49.441450
3.732551
Centre d'Accueil du Visiteur - Caverne du Dragon, Chemin des Dames - RD 18 CD, 02160 Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon
A former stone quarry with extensive underground galleries open to the public with guided tours.
The quarry was used as a military strongpoint by the German Army from early in 1915. Over time the Germans developed it into an underground barracks and fortress and called named it “Die Drachenhöhle” - the Dragon's Cave. In July 1917 the French Army captured the quarry and gradually pushed the German defenders out of it.
Opened as a tourist site from the 1920s, the quarry museum now has a Visitors Centre and café.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.caverne-du-dragon.com
Telephone: +33 (0)3 23 25 14 18
Latitude N 49° 26' 29" ; Longitude E 3° 43' 57"
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Musée de la Grande Guerre, Meaux
48.971411
2.903025
Musée de la Grande Guerre du Pays de Meaux, Rue Lazare Ponticelli, 77100 Meaux, France
The largest 14-18 museum in Europe. For information about the displays, educational activities, archives and more visit the website.
Email: www.museedelagrandeguerre.eu contact form
Website: www.museedelagrandeguerre.eu
Telephone: +33 (0)1 60 32 14 18
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