The Douaumont Ossuary (French: Ossuaire de Douaumont) is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the...

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as for significant individuals and events related to the battle. The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the...

right, was intended to transfer the Marshal's remains to the ossuary at Douaumont, near Verdun, as a sort of "rehabilitation" for Philippe Pétain's supporters...

it can be considered a true siege. The main fortifications were Fort Douaumont, Fort Vaux, and the fortified city of Verdun itself. The Germans, through...

the French attempted to re-capture Fort Douaumont on 22 May but were easily repulsed. The Germans captured Fort Vaux on 7 June and with the aid of diphosgene...

two kilometers while undergoing counter-attacks and captured the Fort of Douaumont. For this occasion, the regiment was awarded the Légion d'honneur...

42 cm shell struck Fort Douaumont, a key to the defense. It did not penetrate the reinforced concrete and sand layers: the Verdun forts were stouter than...

cylinders. 8 May – During the Battle of Verdun, when the French outpost Fort Douaumont was occupied by German infantry, a careless cooking fire detonated grenades...

of Verdun: The French Second Army consolidated control over Fort Douaumont in Douaumont, ending major operations in a battle which cost as many as one...

Algeria, in particular at the battle of Verdun and the takeover of the Douaumont fort. Though the French State is secular, in recent years the government...

75 years. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-62132-1. Creveld, Martin van (1977). Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton. Cambridge University...

retake Fort Douaumont, forcing General Philippe Pétain to call off further attacks and have defenses consolidated around the remaining forts. The Germans...

1916 – World War I: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight. 1918 – World War...

Prieur rockets, blinding the German Army for a French counter-attack on Fort Douaumont. First air-to-ground rocket attack: A roving Nieuport 16 equipped with...

under command of General Charles Mangin launched an assault to retake Fort Douaumont from the Germans. Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition – Anglo-Egyptian...

the art of war. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 357. Holstein, Christina (2010). Fort Douaumont : Verdun. Havertown: Pen and Sword. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-84884-345-5. "World...

Verdun citadel before they were stopped. The commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont was overrun but would change hands sixteen times during the course of...

Battle of Verdun – France counter-attacked German-held positions at Douaumont and Vaux, France. The Kia Kima Scout Reservation, a summer camp for the...

September 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Holstein, C. (2010) [2002]. Fort Douaumont. Havertown: Pen and Sword. pp. 112–114. ISBN 978-1-84884-345-5. Mitrović...