Battle Of Verdun Visit

Visiting the verdun battlefields of wwi posted on november 18 2015 november 18 2015 by katharine after spending the first part of our anniversary trip in reims we grabbed a car and headed east into the lorraine region towards verdun the site of a major months long battle during the first world war.

Battle of verdun visit. This veritable logistical hq is very impressive and is made up of tunnels where the soldiers lived and military equipment was stored. Visit top rated must see attractions. Through the authenticity and richness of its remains the battlefield of verdun constitutes a heritage unique in the world. French casualties amounted to about 400 000 german ones to about 350 000.

The largest memorial in verdun is the ossuaire de douaumont built to receive some of the unidentified remains of the battle. See 2 841 traveler reviews and photos of verdun tourist attractions. We have reviews of the best places to see in verdun. As well as the many nearby war related sites and remembrance locations for the battle of verdun centenary douaumont ossuary and fort fort vaux the sacred way souville fort thiaumont fortress etc you can visit the city s underground citadel built between 1890 and 1893 to help you understand the events of the first world war.

Since the 1890s fort douaumont was the largest and highest fort out of 19 that protected the city of verdun. Find what to do today this weekend or in april. Some 300 000 were killed. The battle of verdun in 1916 was a frontal assault the most murderous in history between france and germany.

This struggle for annihilation through an artillery duel without precedent symbolises and summarises the whole war. In a separate section devoted to the muslim north african colonial troops. The verdun battlefield is a deeply moving place to be. To actually walk over the hills where the longest battle of ww 1 blazed and so much carnage took place is disturbing but certainly memorable and enlightening.

The douaumont ossuary holds the remains of more than 130 000 unknown french and german soldiers from the wwi battle in verdun france. During the battle of verdun it was captured by the germans early on in the fighting and recaptured by the french about eight months later. Battle of verdun world war i engagement in which the french repulsed a major german offensive. You can visit what is left of the fort in the douaumont area near the ossuary.

Adjacent to it is a huge cemetery with more than 16 000 graves most of them marked with crosses. It was one of the longest bloodiest and most ferocious battles of the war.