The Battle of Verdun (1914-1918)
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Battle of Verdun, then keep reading...Free History BONUS Inside!Today, the landscape is marked by shell craters, pillboxes, and empty trenches. Mother Nature has tried to reclaim the terrain; the trees have grown again, and the ground is covered by lush green grass, but despite her best efforts, the scars on the landscape still remain, a constant reminder of the devastation and misery that was experienced here more than a century ago. And that is as it should be because the world should never forget what happened in this small corner of Fr...
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- ILLUSTRATED MICHELIN GUIDES TO THE BATTLE-FIELDS (1914–1918)
- VERDUN
- ORIGIN AND POLITICAL HISTORY
- CHIEF MILITARY EVENTS
- THE WAR OF 1914–1918
- THE BATTLE OF VERDUN
- THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE
- 1.—The Central Attack
- 2.—The General Attack
- FRENCH COUNTER-OFFENSIVES—CLEARING VERDUN
- The French Offensive of October 24th, 1916, on the Right Bank of the Meuse
- The French Offensive of December 15th, 1916, on the Right Bank of the Meuse
- The French Offensive of August 20th, 1917
- The American Offensive of September 26th, 1918
- The Franco-American Offensive of October, 1918
- CONCLUSION
- Verdun Decorated
- A VISIT TO THE CITY OF VERDUN
- VISIT TO THE CITY
- Hôtel-de-Ville
- THE CATHEDRAL (hist. mon.)
- The Entrance Portal
- The Towers
- The Apse of the Great Choir
- The Great Nave and two Choirs
- The South Aisle and Holy Sacrament Chapel
- The Bishop’s Palace
- The Cloister (Hist. Mon. 13th and 14th centuries)
- THE CITADELLE
- The Citadel during the War
- From the Place Mazel to St. Victor’s Gate
- VISIT TO THE BATTLEFIELD
- 1st ITINERARY: THE RIGHT BANK OF THE MEUSE AND THE FORTS
- I.—From Verdun to Tavannes Fort
- II.—From Tavannes Fort to Vaux Fort
- III.—From Vaux Fort to Souville Fort
- IV.—From Souville Fort to Vaux Village and Pond
- V.—From Vaux Village to Douaumont Fort
- DOUAUMONT FORT
- VI.—From Douaumont Fort to Bras and Samogneux
- Louvemont and Poivre Hill
- VII.—From Bras to Verdun
- 2nd ITINERARY: THE LEFT BANK OF THE MEUSE
- I.—From Verdun to Charny
- II.—From Charny to Cumières
- III.—From Cumières to Chattancourt and Mort-Homme
- IV.—From Mort-Homme to Esnes.
- V.—From Esnes to Montfaucon, via Hill 304
- HILL 304
- Montfaucon
- VI.—From Montfaucon to Avocourt
- VII.—Avocourt to Aubréville
- VIII.—From Aubréville to Verdun
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