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Monument to the dead of Strasbourg
It was built in 1936 in memory of the children of the city who were killed during the First World War. It was the first armed conflict to involve so many countries around the world. More than eight million people were killed and six million disabled.
The memorial was unveiled in 1936. The only inscription it bears is "Our Dead".

The monument shows a mother holding her two dying sons on her lap. One went to war as a German and the other as a French soldier. The two have fought each other and now before death they come closer, they hold each other by the hand.