Douaumont

Douaumont is a village in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Douaumont is situated nearby to the locality Thiaumont, as well as near Sous la tranchée des baïonettes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Douaumont Ossuary and Fort Douaumont.

Douaumont Ossuary

Memorial

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The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I.

Fort Douaumont

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Fort 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.

Bayonet Trench

Memorial

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Bayonet Trench is a First World War memorial near Verdun, France. The 1920 concrete structure encloses the graves of French soldiers who died on the site, which was a military trench, in June 1916 during the Battle of Verdun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verdun and Gremilly.

Verdun

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Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there.