The fort, occupied by some 60 French soldiers, was taken without combat by the Germans on February 25, 1916, four days after the beginning of the Battle of Verdun.
By 1915, the French General Staff had concluded that even the best-protected forts of Verdun could not resist bombardments from the German 420 mm (16.5 in) Gamma guns. Pay your respects to the WW1 fallen soldiers while walking along the row of graves of the Meuse Argonne American Military Cemeteryįort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France since the 1890s. Visit this impressive 19th century fortified military work “Fort Douamont” which changed hands several times during the fighting in 1916 but still houses its retractable 155mm canon under armored cupolaīe amaze to visit the new layout of the Verdun Memorial Museum which combines a learning experience and emotion, taking visitors into the heart of the Great War.Ĭlimb up the 234 steps tower of the American Monument in Montfaucon and on top from the observation platform contemplate magnificent views towards the battlefield. The Douamont Ossuary building gather the skeletal remains of at least 130,000 unidentified combatants of both germans and french soldiers Aboard a minivan you will cross through the city of Verdun and discover the visibles scars (ww1 trenches, shell holes, bunkers) left by the war onto the landscapes (red zone) after the battles of 19.
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