Maurice Genevoix in Les Éparges, Meuse (55)

The Goncourt winning writer Maurice Genevoix (1890-1980) was a sub-lieutenant in La Bataille des Éparges, where he was wounded, and he wrote about his experiences in some of his books, notably Les Éparges. His quotation at the base of the monument reads: 'Ce que nous avons fait c'est plus qu'on ne pouvait demander à des hommes, et nous l'avons fait': 'What we have done is more than could be asked of men, and we have done it.' His statue stands in front of the mairie in Les Éparges.