Country of Longuyon - Military cemetery

It is the IIIth Army which delivered the fights around LONGUYON. It was commanded, by the General RUFFEY, with as Leader of Staff, the General GROSSETTI.

It understood three armed forces:
- The 4th Armed force with the General BOELLE and 2 divisions: 7 and 8th.
- The 5th Armed force with the General BROCHIN and 2 divisions; 9 and 10th.
- The 6th Armed force with the General SARRAIL and 3 divisions; 12, 42 and 40th.

A group of spare division, the 3rd and a division of cavalry, the 7th.

Further to the fights, further to the destructions and further to the massacres committed in the city, this one was recognized " martyred city ", and as such, it received the Croix de guerre on July 30th, 1920, then the Cross of chevalier of the Legion of Honnour on August 21st, 1930.

" Heroic City which was partially plundered and burned by the enemy at the beginning of the war, and with which inhabitants large number were shot; martyr, rights in pious gratitude of the country acquired herself by painful sound. "

Gaston DOUMERGUE - President of the Republic