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The national necropolis of Moosch is a French military cemetery located in the commune of Moosch, Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region. Created between 1918 and 1921, it was built on a sloping land at Rain Street and Military Cemetery Street. This funeral site is home to 594 bodies, mainly soldiers who died in Moosch's travelling hospitals after being injured during the fighting in the Old Armand, the Thur Valley or the Doller. The cemetery was also developed in the 1930s, after its initial creation.

Classified as historic monuments since 1923, the necropolis extends over an area of 3,096 m2. It houses the graves of notable personalities, including General Serret, Captain Amic and Richard Hall, a volunteer of the American Field Service. These graves are evidence of the international engagement during the First World War, as well as the loss of life in local fighting. The cemetery thus embodies a place of memory dedicated to the fallen soldiers in this area of the western front.

The site is part of a broader set of necropolises and memorials related to the First World War, illustrating the lasting impact of the conflict on Alsatian territories. Its early classification as a historic monument underscores its heritage and commemorative importance, both for the families of the deceased and for French military history. The bodies buried here mainly come from ambulances (country hospitals) installed in Moosch, reflecting the sanitary and logistical conditions of areas close to the front.

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