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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Savitaipale Fort Bergues Fort Bayonne Fort de Bellegarde Bitche Fort Blaye Fort Bouillon Fort Boyard Fort Cambrai Fort Desaix Fort Douaumont Fort de Joux Fort Liberia...
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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...
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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...
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Siege (section Marshal Vauban and Van Coehoorn)
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...
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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...
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two kilometers while undergoing counter-attacks and captured the Fort of Douaumont. For this occasion, the regiment was awarded the Légion d'honneur...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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75 years. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-62132-1. Creveld, Martin van (1977). Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton. Cambridge University...
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retake Fort Douaumont, forcing General Philippe Pétain to call off further attacks and have defenses consolidated around the remaining forts. The Germans...
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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...
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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...
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under command of General Charles Mangin launched an assault to retake Fort Douaumont from the Germans. Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition – Anglo-Egyptian...
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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...
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Verdun citadel before they were stopped. The commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont was overrun but would change hands sixteen times during the course of...
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Battle of Verdun – France counter-attacked German-held positions at Douaumont and Vaux, France. The Kia Kima Scout Reservation, a summer camp for the...
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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...
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