Chaumont-devant-Damvillers
Also known as Chaumont
Chaumont-devant-Damvillers (, ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is known as the place where the last soldier to die in the First World War was killed, when American Henry Gunther died charging a German position sixty seconds before the Armistice came into effect.
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- Chaumont-devant-Damvillers
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 35
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Chaumont-devant-Damvillers (, ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is known as the place where the last soldier to die in the First World War was killed, when American Henry Gunther died charging a German position sixty seconds before the Armistice came into effect.
==See also== Communes of the Meuse department
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