Machine gun turret
Machine gun turret is a bunker in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Machine gun turret is situated nearby to Fort Douaumont, as well as near the ruins Casemate de Bourges.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Douaumont and Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont.
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 110 metres southwest of Machine gun turret.
Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont is a church, which is situated 690 metres northwest of Machine gun turret.
Douaumont Ossuary
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1½ km southwest of Machine gun turret.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gremilly and Verdun.
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 7 km north of Machine gun turret.
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.
Machine gun turret
- Type: Bunker
- Also known as: “Tourelle de mitrailleuses GF4”
- Categories: building, tourism, and military installation
- Location: Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.21742° or 49° 13′ 3″ northLongitude
5.44007° or 5° 26′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8FX76C8R+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 747919156OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
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