Monument Guynemer

The Guynemer monument, in Compiègne

The Guynemer monument pays tribute to Georges Guynemer, famous aviator of the First World War born in Compiègne. The Compiègne audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and contemplation, to evoke this war memorial dedicated to one of the greatest aces of French aviation.

The tribute to the hero of aviation

Before this war memorial dedicated to Georges Guynemer, you pay tribute to one of the most illustrious children of Compiègne. Born in the town, Guynemer was an exceptional aviator and one of the greatest aces of the French fighter aviation during the First World War. An intrepid and relentless pilot, he won very numerous aerial victories and became, by his courage and his tenacity, a true legend and a popular hero, embodying the spirit of sacrifice of a whole generation. Engaged relentlessly despite fragile health, he disappeared in aerial combat in 1917, at the age of only twenty-two, his body was never found. The monument honours his memory and that of all the aviators and combatants fallen for France. A place of memory and contemplation, the Guynemer monument is discovered with respect, in tribute to the young hero and the sacrifice of the soldiers.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and contemplation, the war memorial dedicated to Georges Guynemer, child of Compiègne and one of the greatest aces of the French fighter aviation of the First World War, an intrepid pilot with numerous victories become a popular hero, disappeared in aerial combat in 1917 at twenty-two; it honours his memory and that of the combatants fallen for France. The Guynemer monument is a place of memory of Compiègne. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Guynemer monument lies in Compiègne, reachable on foot. It is an open-air memorial monument, freely accessible, where you observe the respect and the contemplation due to the disappeared combatants. You discover it during a walk in the town.

Who was Georges Guynemer, honoured in Compiègne?

An exceptional aviator born in Compiègne, one of the greatest aces of the French fighter aviation during the First World War; an intrepid pilot with numerous victories become a popular hero, he disappeared in aerial combat in 1917 at the age of twenty-two, his body was never found.

Where is the Guynemer monument of Compiègne?

In Compiègne, in the Oise, in France.