Monument Fallen Soldiers North Africa

Just next to the entrance to Colmar's Nécropole Nationale stands the Departmental Memorial in the form of five steles to the fallen and missing soldiers from the Haut-Rhin Department during the de-colonialization conflicts of Morocco and Tunisia and the War of Independence in Algeria between 1952 and 1962.

The war in Algeria was not officially recognized as a war until 1999. Before that, it was considered a domestic conflict. The main stele is adorned with the cross of the Agadès (Southern Cross) and represents the eternal flame.

Inscription:
LE HAUT-RHIN À SES FILS

COMBATTANTS EN ALGÉRIE, AU MAROC ET EN TUNISIE
MORTS POUR LA FRANCE
ET À LEURS FRÈRES D'ARMES
HARKIS ET SUPPLÉTIFS DE L'ARMÉE FRANÇAISE
TOMBÉS EN AFRIQUE DU NORD
1952-1962

LE HAUT RHIN, TO HIS SONS

FIGHTERS IN ALGERIA, MOROCCO AND TUNISIA
WHO DIED FOR FRANCE
AND TO THEIR BROTHERS IN ARMS
HARKIS AND ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVES OF THE FRENCH
ARMY FALLEN IN NORTH AFRICA
1952-1962

The remaining four steles chronologically include the communes from the department with those killed or missing.

A memorial service is held annually at the monument on December 5.

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Source

• Text: Francky de Rous en TracesOfWar
• Photos: Francky de Rous