Bayonet Trench

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.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: French WWI memorial
  • Also known as: “Memorial de la Tranchée des Baïonnettes”, “Tranchee des Baionnettes”, and “Trench of Bayonets”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Douaumont and Douaumont Ossuary.

Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of , , since the 1890s. is situated 1 km east of Bayonet Trench.

Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. is situated 670 metres south of Bayonet Trench.

Cemetery
Photo: jean melis, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 780 metres south of Bayonet Trench.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verdun and Gremilly.

Photo: Duhjeroen, Public domain.
is a city in the department in , northeastern . It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of , which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there.

Village
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in north-eastern . is situated 8 km northeast of Bayonet Trench.

Bayonet Trench

Latitude
49.2141° or 49° 12′ 51″ north
Longitude
5.42563° or 5° 25′ 32″ east
Levels
1
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
8FX76C7G+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244502233
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q3247141
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Russian—“Bayonet Trench” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abri TD 3 and Memorial to Muslim soldiers who died for France.

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