St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial

St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial
France
Entrance Gate to the Saint Mihiel American Cemetery
For World War I
Location48°57′25″N 5°51′11″E / 48.95694°N 5.85306°E / 48.95694; 5.85306 (St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial)
Official nameFunerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, vi
Designated2023 (45th session)
Reference no.1567-MM01

The St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial is located at the west edge of Thiaucourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle), France. The 40.5 acres (16.4 ha) cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American military dead from World War I. The majority of these died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, an offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. The American Battle Monuments Commission administers the cemetery.