Monument aux morts d'Arcachon

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The monument to the dead of Arcachon is a memorial created by the sculptor Alexandre Maspoli in 1924 and located in Arcachon in the department of Gironde, France. Arcachon's monument to the pacifist dead consists of a Victory supported by faceless soldiers. Inscriptions of pacifist inspirations belt the monument.

The mourners symbolize pain after the loss of a father, husband or child during the First World War from 1914 to 1918. This war has involved more soldiers, caused more deaths and caused more material destruction than any previous war. More than 60 million soldiers participated.

During the war, about 9 million people died and about 8 million became disabled.