Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.1

Welcome to Verdun... Links to all of the pages related to Verdun are at the bottom of this page. These photos are from a recent trip my brother in law Jean Pierre and I made together.

Fort Douaumont was the most important of the forts surrounding Verdun. The Germans captured it with a handful of men. More than 350,000 French and Germans would die and an even greater number would lie maimed or otherwise wounded before the battle was settled. We entered, paid just inside the entry into the fort, picked up a brochure and continued on. There are two main floors that I am aware of. This is the first one:

Verdun - Index

• Verdun - Driving from Paris
• Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.1
• Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p. 5
• Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.2
• Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.3
• Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.4
• Verdun Citadelle
• Verdun - the city
• Fort Vaux, p.1
• Fort Vaux, p.2
• Verdun - Douaumont Ossuary
• Verdun - Douaumont Ossuary, p.2
• Departing Verdun
• Verdun FAQs
• Links to other websites for further information about Verdun