Tranchée des Baïonnettes

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Bayonet Trench

Memorial

Photo: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Fort Douaumont

Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Fort Douaumont is situated 1 km east of Tranchée des Baïonnettes.

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. Douaumont Ossuary is situated 690 metres south of Tranchée des Baïonnettes.

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Verdun

Photo: Duhjeroen, Public domain.

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.

Gremilly

Village

Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gremilly is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Gremilly is situated 8 km northeast of Tranchée des Baïonnettes.

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