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Remains of War 14-18 in the East

Retrouvez les 24 remains of the Great War 14-18 of the Great East Region recensés par Musée du Patrimoine de France.
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Sélection de 8 remnants of the great war 14-18 sur 24 dans le Grand-Est

Underground citadel of Verdun
Citadels
55100 Verdun

The underground citadel of Verdun, built from the 17th to the 19th century in the Meuse, is a 7 km network of historical military galleries, symbol of the First World War.
Fort de Douaumont
Strong
55100 Douaumont-Vaux

Douaumont Fort, built between 1884 and 1913 near Verdun, is an emblematic military work of the Séré de Rivières system, marked by the Battle of 1916. Ranked a historic monument, it symbolizes French resistance during the First World War.
Ossuaire de Douaumont
Memorial 14-18
55100 Fleury-devant-Douaumont

The Douaumont Ossuary, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Fleury-devant-Douaumont (Meuse), is a memorial to the remains of 130,000 unknown soldiers from the Battle of Verdun (1916). Symbol of Franco-German peace, it dominates a necropolis of 16,142 tombs.
Fortifications of the Maginot line called Ferté Works
War vestiges 14-18
08370 La Ferté-sur-Chiers

La Ferté is a small fort on the Maginot line, built between 1935 and 1937 at La Ferté-sur-Cheers (Ardennes), marking the northern end of this defensive line. Designed for 106 soldiers, it was destroyed in May 1940 during violent fighting.
Blockhouse abris in Verzy
German shelter
51380 Verzy

The Verzy Blockhouse, built in the 20th century in the Marne, is a concrete defensive structure of the First World War, classified as a historical monument in 1922.
Fort de Vaux (also on Damloup municipality)
Strong
55400 Vaux-devant-Damloup

Fort de Vaux, built between 1881 and 1884 near Verdun in the Meuse, is an emblematic military work of the Séré de Rivières system. A symbol of French resistance at the Battle of Verdun in 1916, he embodied the heroism of the hairy during the First World War.
Fort Liouville
Strong
55300 Apremont-la-Forêt

The Fort of Liouville, built between 1876 and 1878, is a fortification of the Séré de Rivières system located in Apremont-la-Forêt, Meuse, in the Great East.
Citadelle de Montmedy
Citadels
55600 Montmédy

The Citadelle de Montmédy, built in the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries, dominates the city of Montmédy en Meuse (Grand Est). Ranked a Historic Monument in 1991, it embodies Vaubanian military architecture and the turbulent history of this ancient capital of Chiny County.