Monument aux morts de Tourcoing

In the square that now bears her name, Victory on her horse "leads heroes to glory and immortality". The war memorial is Tourcoing?s grand tribute to its 2,531 children who fell in the fighting of 14-18. Alongside the names of the soldiers are those of 177 civilians who died during the occupation. The liberation of the town on October 17, 1918 put an end to the shortages, requisitions, forced labor, hostage-taking and deportations experienced by the people of Tourcoing during these four...