Although "Colombey-des-Deux-Ígleses" translates to "Colombey of Two Churches," it wasn't the two churches that brought us to this small town in the very south of the Champagne region of France; wasn't the champagne, either. In 1924, a young French army officer bought a house here as a place to raise a family and be a home base as he was stationed in different posts. Forty-six years later, Charles DeGaulle, leader of the Free French during World War 2, President of France after the War and architect of France and its position in the world as it is today, died sitting at a table here in his home.
I've read lots about DeGaulle and know he was a controversial figure. But no one can deny that he was a towering figure in French history. I just wanted to visit his grave, pay my respects, and see the several rooms of his house, preserved as when he lived here.
DeGaulle's grave.
Les Bosseries, his home.
The view DeGaulle had from his desk in his office.
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