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Fort
Douaumont
The main base of the defensive belt of Verdun with
a size of 3 hectare area and 3 km gallery systems.Today one can
strall over its of shells racked up ceiling with numerous turrets.
For a small admission fee one can visit the part released for tourists
within the Forts and create oneself a view of the life of the crew
at that time.
Opening hours:
February 04 to March 31 / 10 am - 01 pm and
02 - 05 pm
April 01 to August 31 / 10 - 06.30 pm
September 01 to October 31 / 10 - 01 am and 02 - 05.30 pm
November to December 23 / 10 - 01 am and 02 - 05 pm
Out of hours the fort is closed.
Fort
Vaux
The Fort Vaux, a similar fortress work as Douaumont, only far smaller
can be visited just as from the inside. It captivates likewise by
its history, there took place terrible fights in the close lugs
for the rule of the Forts.
Opening hours:
February 01 -March 31 / 10 - 12 am and 01- 05 pm
April 01 - August 31 / 09 am - 06 pm
September 01 - October 31 / 09 - 12 am and 01 - 05.30 pm
November 01 - December 23 / 01 - 05 pm
Out of hours the fort is closed.
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Fort
Vaux |
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Observation post on
the fort |
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Village
Fleury with Memorial
The place, where once the village Fleury with farmyards, houses
and chapel existed, shows today still traces of the embittered fights
took place there. Several times the place changed the owner in shortest
time. After the war, by being formally pulverized, it was not more
re-erected and divides his fate with eight further villages. Where
in former times the station of Fleury stood, stand today the Memorial,
memorial place and museum in one.
Opening hours:
February 01 - March 31 / 9 - 12 am and 02 - 06 pm
April 01 - August 31 / 09 am - 06 pm
September 01 - December 15 / 09 - 12 am and 02 - 06 pm
Out of hours the fort is closed.
Mémorial
Fleury |
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Monument in the old
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Chapel "Notre-Dame de
l'Europe" at the former place of the church
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Ossuary of Douaumont
In the heart of the battleground, between Douaumont and Thiaumont,
lie the Ossuary. This memorial accommodated in the inside the mortal
remnants of 130.000 unidentified soldiers, who were salvaged after
the war on the battleground. The chapel is abide chaste and simply.
In its inside the visitor finds boards of the donors for the building
or receipt of the ossuary. One or another german name is among them.
The 46m high tower is delighted in the form of a shell, inside are
also a small museum and a film conference room . From the tower the
battleground can be grasped in all directions. On that French cemetery
before the ossuary are graves with 15.000 identified pleasures.
The form of the gravestones differs after christian, muslim and jewish
pleasures.
Opening hours:
February 04 - 28 / 02 - 05 pm
March 01 - 31 / 09 - 12 am and 02 - 05.30 pm
01. April - 30. April / 09 - 18 Uhr
01. Mai - 31. August / 09 - 18.30 Uhr
01. September - 30. September / 09 - 12 und 14 - 18 Uhr
01. Oktober - 31. Oktober / 09 - 12 und
14 - 17.30 Uhr
01. November - 30. November / 09 - 12 und 14 - 17 Uhr
01. Dezember - 23. Dezember / 14 - 17 Uhr
26. Dezember - 30. Dezember / 14 - 17 Uhr
Out of hours the ossuary is closed.
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Cemetery in front
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The tricolore |
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The ossuary of Douaumont |
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Ouverage de Froideterre
This
fortress work lies somewhat faraway in the western range
of the battleground. The work conquered only briefly by
the Germans, can be committed partly also from the inside.
From the ossuary go into southwest direction
to the trail Froideterre.
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Ouverage de Thiaumont
It does not give really any longer much
to see on the Ouvrage de Thiaumont , but it leaves itself
there as in no other place, to recognize nearly still the
unchanged moon and crater landscape, which lead from months-long
bombardment of all calibers. At the edge of the work we
find the two violently contested command posts PC 118 and
PC 119.
The work lies between Ossuary and Froideterre.
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City of Verdun
The city Verdun is shaped by its historical townscape. An extensive
tour should confirm this: Princerie museum, cathedral and much more
besides. The old citadel is, as a part of the city fortress, recommendable.
A part of 6 km channels are developed as a museum, in which one
can drive oneself through on small cars and be able to summon the
history of the battle in sound and vision.
Opening times:
From 01 July to 31 August all day 09,00 o'clock
to 20,00 o'clock opened, in the remaining time of 12.00 o'clock
to 14,00 o'clock closed.
The citadel is closed from 01 January to 10 April.
Caures forest
This is alittle more far away, but an interesting
place around the battle from Verdun.
The Caures forest is shaped by the history of lieutenant colonel
Driant and its 1200 riflemen. They supplied themselves in the first
days of 21.02 - 23.02.1916 embittered engagements with the attacking
Germans. In the Caures forest there is the grave Driants, which
lost his life in the fights.
From Verdun go on the D 964 over Bras sur Meuse to Vacherauville.
Here turn to the right on the D 905 toward Chaumont / Damvillers.
After approximately 7 km the shelter is to be seen on the left side.
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