Fort Douaumont (French: Fort de Douaumont) was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun...

Douaumont (French pronunciation: [dwomɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was...

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

beginning of the attack until 21 February but the Germans captured Fort Douaumont in the first three days. The advance then slowed for several days, despite...

Fleury-devant-Douaumont (French pronunciation: [flœʁi dəvɑ̃ dwomɔ̃], literally Fleury before Douaumont) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est...

Douaumont-Vaux (French pronunciation: [dwomɔ̃ vo]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was established on 1...

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...

point in pre-war France, ringed by a string of powerful forts, including Douaumont and Fort Vaux. By 1916, the salient at Verdun jutted into the German lines...

addition to significant people and events related to the battle. The Douaumont ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the...

situated on the battlefield, close to the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the département of Meuse in north-eastern France. It was built during...