Monument du corps expéditionnaire russe

World War I monumental statues in Paris called the Memorial to Officers and Soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Force Who Fought Alongside Allied Forces in 1916-1918, located right by the River Seine and the Pont des Invalides bridge in the 8th Arrondissement, close to the Grand Palais.

during World War I that the Allies ask for help from Russia, and they responded by sending a total of 750 officers and 45,000 solders from the Russian Expeditionary Force, with two of the brigades being sent to fight alongside French soldiers in Champagne, France, but unfortunately over 5,000 were killed in battle, most notably defending Reims and on the Somme River.