Fort Vaux
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Fort Vaux, in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the city of Verdun. Built from 1881 to 1884 for 1,500,00
Diagram of Fort Vaux (1919)
Model "R" 1905 75 mm turret (9 July 2010)
Fort Vaux (27 March 2012)
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
Fort Vaux
…to protect the city of Verdun. Built from 1881 to 1884 for 1,500,000 francs, it housed a garrison of 150 men. Vaux was the second fort to fall in the Battle of Verdun after Fort Douaumont, which was captured by a small German raiding party in February 1916 in the confusion of the French retreat from the Woëvre plain…
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