The remains of the First World War

The remains of the First World War

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Around Verdun, Fort Douaumont, Douaumont Ossuary, Bayonet Trench, cemeteries and destroyed villages on the battlefields express pain and sadness:

   Douaumont Ossuary was built between 1920 and 1932 to house the remains of 130,000 unidentified soldiers;

   Douaumont Fort, built in 1885, played an important role in defending Verdun;

   Bayonet Trench is the place where one infantry regiment was buried alive in 1916;

   Beaumont, Bezonvaux, Cumières, Douaumont, Fleury, Haumont, Louvemont, Orne and Vaux are all villages that were completely destroyed during the war.

These various remains, loaded with emotions, give visitors a first-hand experience of the horrors of the war.

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To discover and understand what was this major conflict, the passage through the Verdun Memorial, initiated by Maurice Genevoix and located in the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont, is essential. Approximately 2h30 to 3h for the visit.

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