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Headstone in the German Cemetery at Cerny-en-Laonnois for the graves of the Landsturm infantrymen Paul Fischer and Hermann Lamprecht, both died April 19, 1917 during the Second Battle of the Aisne. The grave contains the remains of 'Polinske', dead with no further information. The
Landsturm
were reserve units, typically of older men.
Paul Fischer Landsturmmann +19.4.1917
Hermann Lamprecht Landsturmmann +19.4.1917
Polinske
Cerny-en-Laonnois, Cerny-en-Laonnois Cemetery, Paul Fischer, Landsturmmann, 1917-04-19, 1917, April, Hermann Lamprecht, Landsturm, Polinske, Second Battle of the Aisne
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Ossuary with the remains of 3,988 German soldiers who fell during World War I, 866 of them identified, and 3,122 unknown, in the German section of the Cerny-en-Laonnois Cemetery.
Cerny-en-Laonnois Cemetery, Cerny-en-Laonnois, France, German corner Cerny-en-Laonnois Cemetery, 1917-04-22
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View from Chemin des Dames looking across the valley of the Ailette River towards Laon Cathedral in the city of Laon, France and barely visible in the distance. The Chapelle St. Berthe is down the slope in the near distance. Laon was one of the first-day objectives of French commander-in-chief Robert Nivelle's offensive in the the Second Battle of the Aisne.
Laon, Laon Cathedral, Chapelle St. Berthe, St. Berthe Chapel, Chemin des Dames, 1917-04-20, Laon Cathedral