Thiaucourt-Regniéville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Zoo d'AmnévilleAmneville The Amneville Zoo is a French zoological park of the Grand Est region, located in the Moselle valley, between Metz and the Luxembourg border, in the town of Amnéville. About 1,500 animals of 360 species are presented on 18 hectares. It is headed by its founder, Michel Louis, since 1986. Formed as a worker cooperative, it is owned by its employees-cooperators. It is the only French zoo to present a show of tamed tigers, a controversial feature that allowed it to increase its attendance but also earned it to be demoted to the rank of temporary member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria , and then to be excluded of it. Within this association it participates in several European Endangered Species Programme. It is also one of the few zoos in France to present gorillas and oranguta... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Parc Animalier de Sainte-CroixRhodes The Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix is a French Zoo specialised in European fauna, located inside the park parc naturel régional de Lorraine in Rhodes. The Zoo was founded 1980 by Gérald Singer. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Fort DouaumontVerdun Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France since the 1890s. By 1915, the French General Staff had concluded that even the best-protected forts of Verdun could not resist bombardments from the German 420 mm Gamma guns. These new super-heavy howitzers had easily taken several large Belgian forts out of action in August 1914. Fort Douaumont and other Verdun forts were judged ineffective and had been partly disarmed and left virtually undefended since 1915. On 25 February 1916, Fort Douaumont was entered and occupied without a fight by a small German raiding party comprising only 19 officers and 79 men. The easy fall of Fort Douaumont, only three days after the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, shocked... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Saint Mihiel American CemeteryVerdun The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a major World War I battle fought from 12–15 September 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Force and 110,000 French troops under the command of General John J. Pershing of the United States against German positions. The U.S. Army Air Service played a significant role in this action.This battle marked the first use of the terms D-Day and H-Hour by the Americans. The attack at the St. Mihiel salient was part of a plan by Pershing in which he hoped that the Americans would break through the German lines and capture the fortified city of Metz. It was the first and only offensive launched solely by the United States Army in World War I, and the attack caught the Germans in the process of retreating. This meant that their artillery was out of place and the... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Thiaucourt Videos
Grave of HR van Rensselaer
Pvt HR van Rensselaer was killed 9 November, 1918, 2 days before WWI ended. He is buried in the St Mihiel
American Cemetary near Thiaucourt (M. et M.), France. Does anyone have any information on this man? He is probably related to my step-great-grandfather, so I went to see his grave.
American war cemeteries in Europe
A visit to three war cemeteries administrated by the American Battle Monuments Commission in Europe -- Lorraine American Cemetery in France and Henri-Chapelle and Ardennes American cemeteries in Belgium.
Produced by Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
Soldiers Graves - Revolution to WWII
A collection of Soldiers Graves in Pennsylvania ranging from the Revolutionary War to WWII. Graves in this vid were found in Merion Friends Burial Ground and Brandywine Baptist Church.