Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun, Lorraine, France, Europe
The Douaumont ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. It is located in Douaumont, France, within the Verdun battlefield. It was built on the initiative of Charles Ginisty, Bishop of Verdun. It has been designated a nécropole nationale, or national cemetery. During the 300 days of the Battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) approximately 230,000 men died out of a total of 700,000 casualties (dead, wounded and missing). The battle became known in German as Die Hölle von Verdun (English: The Hell of Verdun), or in French as L'Enfer de Verdun, and was conducted on a battlefield covering less than 20 square kilometers (7.7 sq mi). The ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of both French and German soldiers who died on the Verdun battlefield. Through small outside windows, the skeletal remains of at least 130,000 unidentified combatants of both nations can be seen filling up alcoves at the lower edge of the building. On the inside of the ossuary building, the ceiling and walls are partly covered by plaques bearing names of French soldiers who fell during the Battle of Verdun. A few of the names are from fighting that took place in the area during World War II, as well as for veterans of the Indochina and Algerian Wars. The families of the soldiers that are recognized here by name contributed for those individual plaques. In front of the monument, and sloping downhill, lies the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War with 16,142 graves. It was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran André Maginot, who would later design the Maginot Line. The ossuary was officially inaugurated on 7 August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun. The architects of the ossuary were Léon Azéma, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy; George Desvallières designed the stained glass windows. The tower is 46 meters (151 ft) high and has a panoramic view of the battlefields. The tower contains a bronze death-bell, weighing over 2 metric tons (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons), called Bourdon de la Victoire, which is sounded at official ceremonies. It was offered by an American benefactor, Anne Thornburn Van Buren, in 1927. At the top of the tower is a rotating red and white lantern of the dead, which until recently shone on the battlefields at night. The cloister is 137 meters (449 ft) long and contains 42 interior alcoves.
MONUMENT OF VERDUN FRANCE OPENED NOVEMBER 1st 1928.
THE MONUMENT OF VERDUN FRANCE OPENED ON NOVEMBER 1st 1928, IT REPRESENTS FIVE SOLDIERS FROM THE DIFFERENT ARMY CORPS.
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VERDUN WW1 ARTILLERY LARGE GUNS AT THE MEMORIAL OF VERDUN FRANCE.
WW1 ARTILLERY FROM THE BATTLE FIELDS OF VERDUN FRANCE.
Memorial von Verdun - Beinhaus v.Douaumont - Fleury devant Douaumont - Andrea Maginot
Auf den Schlachtfeldern von Verdun
hinterliess der Krieg ein Vermächtnis.
Täglich sagt der Chor der Toten:
Habt ein besseres Gedächtnis!
(Erich Kästner)
DIE HÖLLE von VERDUN
Hier zeigt sich der Grauen des Krieges!!
Über das Städtchen bzw. die Umgebung von Verdun. Ein Name, den sicher jeder schon einmal im Geschichtsunterricht gehört hat. Der Besuch des Schlachtfeldes hat mich sehr tief bewegt.
Denn hier fand die blutigste Schlacht des Ersten Weltkrieges statt. Deshalb möchte ich nicht nur die historischen Sehenswürdigkeiten zeigen, sondern auch etwas von der Geschichte an alle übermitteln, so dass man einen tieferen Einblick in die Bedeutung der Stadt VERDUN bekommt.
Das Unternehmen Gericht. So nennt General von Falkenhayn seinen Schlachtplan um Verdun. Er soll nicht dazu führen große Geländegewinne zu machen, nein die französischen Truppen sollen sich?verbluten?. Das Kaiserreich möchte dadurch eine Schwächung der französischen Truppen erreichen.
So brüllen am 21.Februar 1916 um 8 Uhr 12 Minuten eintausendzweihundertfünfundzwanzig deutsche Geschütze los und verschießen ein unvergleichliches Trommelfeuer auf die französischen Linien.
Um 8.17 Uhr sind die Schallwellen in Trier zu hören, um 8.18 Uhr in Saarbrücken seit 8.12 Uhr klirren in Straßburg die Fensterscheiben und werden noch wochenlang weiter klirren. Um 8.23 ist selbst im weit entfernten Paris ein dumpfes Rollen vernehmbar! So grauenvoll ertönt der Schlachtenlärm.
In den nächsten Jahren werden bei dieser grauenvollen Schlacht mehr als 350.000 Menschen ihr Leben verlieren und über 800.000 verwundet und verstümmelt werden.
All das sollte man vorher bedenken ehe man das damals mit Blut durchtränkte Gelände FLEURY devant DOUAUMONT besucht.
WW1 MEMORIAL VERDUN FRANCE, TRANCHEE DES BAIONNETTES.
BUILT THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF AN AMERICAN AND OPENED ON 8th DECEMBER 1920 IT IS THE OLDEST MEMORIAL ON THE BATTLEFIELD AT VERDUN FRANCE.
Visite de Verdun : Champ de bataille, Douaumont, Mémorial de Verdun...
Visite de Verdun, lieu historique, théâtre de la bataille la plus mémorable de 1914-1918, avec des sous-titres explicatifs.
WW1 FORT OF DOUAUMONT VERDUN FRANCE, LE FORT DE DOUAMONT,
THIS FORT WAS BUILT BY THE FRENCH TO STOP THE GERMANS ENTERING FRANCE, ON 21st FEBRUARY 1916, THE GERMAN ARMY LAUNCHED ITS GREAT OFFENSIVE ON VERDUN. 378,777 FRENCH AND 333,000 GERMAN TROOPS KILLED, WOUNDED OR MISSING.
VERDUN MEMORIAL - NISSA, FRANCE
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Le monument au Sergent André Maginot à Fleury-devant-Douaumont (55)
Dressé là où lui fut remis la médaille militaire, le monument évoque le caporal André Maginot blessé et soutenu par le soldat François-Joseph Jolas qui lui sauva la vie pendant la bataille de Verdun. Il fut inauguré en 1935 par le Président Albert Lebrun.
Le groupe de soldats, un bronze de Gaston Bocquet, est adossé à une muraille (symbole des forts de Verdun) devant laquelle se dresse un bouclier, symbole de la ligne fortifiée qui jalonne les frontières de l'est, dont le financement fut obtenu par le ministre de la guerre André Maginot (construite dans les années trente par son successeur Paul Painlevé) et qui porte son nom : la Ligne Maginot.
The Trench of Bayonets, near Verdun, France
The Trench of Bayonets (Monument de la Trenchee des Baionnettes), near Verdun, France is a very poignant and peaceful memorial to French soldiers in World War One.
The memorial came about when the original French trench came under intense German artillery bombardment in June 1916. The effect was so defastating that many French soldiers were killed buried in the trench...all that could be seen was end of bayonets sticking out of the earth.
Location: 49.21409 5.42567
Cérémonie d'inauguration de l'Ossuaire de Douaumont à Verdun (Direct du 29.05.16)
Cent ans après la bataille de Verdun, une des plus importantes de la 1ère Guerre mondiale le président de la République et la chancelière allemande commémorent dimanche cet événement. Une journée placée sous le signe de l'Europe et de la mémoire.
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Men walk on the destroyed battlefield at Fleury, Douaumont near Verdun, France. HD Stock Footage
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Men walk on the destroyed battlefield at Fleury, Douaumont near Verdun, France.
The battlefield during World War I at Fleury, Douaumont near Verdun, France. Snow covered battlefield. Destroyed in the field after bombardment. Men walk. Bunker in the field. Damaged Douaumont Fort. Hollow lakes due to bombardment. Men walk wearing warm clothes. Man enters a destroyed building. Location: Verdun France. Date: October 1916.
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The Douaumont Ossuary & National Cemetery, Douaumont, nr Verdun, France.
The Douaumont ossuary (L'ossuaire de Douaumont) is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. Surrounded by the graves of 1000's of the fallen it is probably the most important cemetery in France.
Location: 49.20797 5.42376
Verdun 2016 Inside/Innen MÉMORIAL VERDUN - Museum 1.WK Schlacht - Verdun Battle - Champ de Bataille
100 Jahre nach der Verdunschlacht 1916 wurde 2016 das neu renovierte und umgebaute Museum MÉMORIAL VERDUN (früher Memorial de Verdun 1914-1918) im Zentrum des ehemaligen Schlachtfeldes wieder eröffnet. Das Museum zeigt rund 2000 Objekte, zahlreiche Fotos und verfügt über besondere audiovisuelle Geräte.
100 years after the Battle of Verdun 1916, in 2016 the newly renovated and rebuilt Museum MÉMORIAL VERDUN (former Memorial de Verdun 1914-1918) reopened in the center of the former battlefield. The museum displays about 2000 objects, numerous photos and has special audio-visual equipment.
Playlist Schlachtfeld / Battlefield VERDUN,1914-1918 1.Weltkrieg / Word War I / La Grande Guerre - Today-Heute-Aujourd'hui:
Verdun 1916-Today Channel:
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Verdun battlefield scars WW1 Verdun France, exploded thick steel gun turrets and bunkers,
SEEN HERE IN THIS CLIP ARE BATTLEFIELD SCARS, EXPLODED THICK STEEL GUN TURRETS AND BUNKERS, THIS WAS A WW1 FRENCH COMMAND POST IN THE FOREST OF VERDUN
Soldiers walk in the cave and stand near the Fort Douaumont in Verdun, France. HD Stock Footage
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Soldiers walk in the cave and stand near the Fort Douaumont in Verdun, France.
Fort Douaumont ruined during World War I in Verdun, France. Destroyed barbed wire entanglements. Wrecked cave of the fort. Soldiers walk in the cave. Officers stand outside the fort. Location: Verdun France. Date: October 1916.
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Les villages morts pour la France «Fleury Devant Douaumont » (55)
Fleury-devant-Douaumont est une commune française située dans le département de la Meuse, en région Lorraine. Le village fut détruit en 1916 pendant la bataille de Verdun et ne fut pas reconstruit. Depuis, le site de la commune est devenu un lieu de souvenir inhabité. Fleury-devant-Douaumont est un village dont les 422 habitants, en 1913, vivent principalement de l'agriculture céréalière et du travail du bois.
En aout 1914 ses 400 habitants voient défiler les régiments de Verdun qui partent en couverture dans la plaine de la Woere, En septembre le front se fixe à quelque kilomètres au nord du village .EN 1915 intact et débordant de troupes fait partie des fortifications de Verdun.
Le 21 février 1916, les habitants de Fleury devant Douaumont sont évacué vers le Bras de Meuse, le 24 chute du fort et le premier bombardement sur le village .Entre Froideterre et Souville et après la chute de fort de Vaux ; le village se retrouve en première ligne. Il fut pris et repris 16 fois, le 17 et 18 aout le régiment d’infanterie colonial du Maroc qui se battait depuis 10 jours dans les ruines s’élance à l’assaut en chantant la marseillaise et reprend définitivement le village entièrement détruit et c’est la dans ses ruines ou part les offensives qui reprendront les fort et Douaumont et Vaux. Situé sur le secteur de Verdun, le village disparaît totalement sous l'acharnement des pilonnages des obus français et allemands.
En 1918, Fleury-Devant-Douaumont est un « village mort pour la France » comme 9 autres sur le front de Verdun. Plusieurs villages de Bavière ont une rue nommée Fleury, nom donné en l'honneur des soldats de la Garde bavaroise tombés lors des assauts sur le village. En 1916, la commune normande appelée Allemagne change son nom en Fleury-sur-Orne en l'honneur du village détruit
World War I Cemetery at Douamont Ossuary near Verdun France
Near the Douamont Ossuary is a cemetery for soldiers who died in the Battle
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, a village that died for France.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont is one of six small villages close to Verdun in France officially designated as a village that died for France.
The intensive artillery bombardments associated with the Battle of Verdun in 1916 meant that these villages were completely destroyed. Following the war, the French authorities decided that the damage was bnoth too severe to repair but also too dangerous to attempt (due to unexploded ordanance). Today, markers indicate where key buildings were located.