Fleury-devant-Douaumont
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Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Photo from Fleury-devant-Douaumont in June 1916
Image from the site of the village in 2019, with plaques showing the locations of buildings
Battle of Verdun
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The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun. The
Fleury-devant-Douaumont
…French pronunciation: , literally Fleury before Douaumont) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. During the Battle of Verdun in 1916 it was captured and recaptured by the Germans and French 16 times, with all structures being completely destroyed. Since then, it has been…
Long Max mounted on its combined railway and firing platform.
Fort Douaumont before the battle (German aerial photograph)
Douaumont after the battle
German soldiers attack Le mort homme