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BELLICOURT AMERICAN MONUMENT
The Bellicourt American Monument is nine miles north of St. Quentin (Aisne),
France on the highway to Cambrai and one mile
north of the village of Bellicourt. It is 97 miles north of Paris and
three miles from the Somme American Cemetery. Erected above a canal tunnel built by
Napoleon I, it commemorates the achievements and sacrifices of the 90,000 American troops
who served in battle with the British Armies in France during 1917 and 1918.
The tunnel was one of the main defense features of the Hindenburg Line which was
broken by the American troops in a brilliant offensive in
September 1918. Engraved on the rear facade of the memorial is a map illustrating
the American operations; on the terrace is an orientation table.
