Musée du Souvenir du Combattant

The Musée du Souvenir du Combattant (Museum of Combattants' Memory) in Chalon-sur-Saône is dedicated to the experiences, lives, and memory of French soldiers and combattants. In presenting this history, the museum notes, the goal is "the safeguarding of national heritage, and the preservation of national memory." 

The museum contains a collection of weapons, clothing and uniforms, flags, and other equipment and objects worn, carried, or employed by soldiers. A library includes newspapers and photographs; journals, diaries, and books written by soldiers; artwork and engravings created by or portraying soldiers and soldiers' experiences, and literature on French soldiers and combattants in history.