The Fort Douaumon:
Its construction began in 1885 and ends in late 1913. It is the work
armed the largest and most powerful of all Verdun. It has an area of 3 hectares, a length of 400 meters, several kilometers of tunnels, and 2 levels down. This strong for housing about 800 men, but in 1916 there were up to 3000, see 3300.
Fort de Vaux:
It was built from 1881 to 1884. The fort was decommissioned in 1915 by a decree also stripped Fort Douaumon. Mar. 6 1916, the Germans attacked the fort, the village falls on April 2, but the Fort resist.
The Tunnel Tavannnes:
This tunnel is a railway tunnel on the line Verdun-Metz, which was used during the First World War as accommodation, storage of equipment and ammunition depot for the army. Its length 1400 meters. On September 4, 1916, a grenade exploded inside, triggering a series of explosions. Over 500 men were killed in the accident.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont:
This village near Verdun included 422 inhabitants before the war. They lived on cereal agriculture and woodworking. The village was captured and taken 16 times in 2 months by French and German. This is one of nine villages destroyed during the Battle of Verdun in 1916 during the First World War.
Work done in the library. (Leah, Charlotte, Agatha and William)
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