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| ⚫ | The '''Verdun Memorial''' is a [[war memorial]] |
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|commemorates= the French and German who fought in the [[Battle of Verdun]] |
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| ⚫ | The '''Verdun Memorial''' is a [[war memorial]] to commemorate the [[Battle of Verdun]], fought in 1916 as part of the [[World War I|First World War]]. It is situated on the battlefield, close to the [[French villages destroyed in the First World War|destroyed village]] of [[Fleury-devant-Douaumont]] in the ''[[département in France|département]]'' of [[Meuse (department)|Meuse]] in north-eastern [[France]].<ref name=Sherman>Sherman, Daniel J. [https://books.google.com/books?id=AN-uIdVPITYC&q=Verdun+memorial+inauthor%3ASherman ''The Construction of Memory in Interwar France'' (in English)] University of Chicago Press.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | It was built during the 1960s and has been open to the public since 1967. It remembers both French and German combatants as well as the civilian populations lost during the [[Battle of Verdun]]. Furthermore it is a military museum which displays armaments (including rifles, machine guns and field artillery), military vehicles, uniforms and |
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| ⚫ | It was built during the 1960s, financed by [[Maurice Genevoix]] and has been open to the public since September 17, 1967. It remembers both French and German combatants as well as the civilian populations lost during the [[Battle of Verdun]]. Furthermore, it is a military museum which displays French and German armaments (including rifles, machine guns and field artillery), military vehicles, uniforms and equipment of both French and German troops during the battle.<ref name=Sherman/> |
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==The Douaumont ossuary== |
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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. |
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==Gallery== |
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{{commons|Mémorial de Verdun}} |
{{commons|Mémorial de Verdun}} |
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<gallery widths=200px heights=200px> |
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==External links== |
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File:Bange 155 L Memorial de Verdun.jpg |
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* [http://www.memorial-de-verdun.fr/index_uk.html Official website] (in English) |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
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{{World War I War Memorials in France}} |
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[[Category:Military memorials and cemeteries]] |
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[[Category:Battle of Verdun]] |
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[[Category:Museums in Meuse (department)]] |
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[[Category:World War I memorials in France]] |
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Meuse (department)]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 17 March 2023
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| For the French and German who fought in the Battle of Verdun | |
| Standort | 49°11′41″N 5°26′1″E / 49.19472°N 5.43361°E |
The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War. It is situated on the battlefield, close to the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the département of Meuse in north-eastern France.[1]
It was built during the 1960s, financed by Maurice Genevoix and has been open to the public since September 17, 1967. It remembers both French and German combatants as well as the civilian populations lost during the Battle of Verdun. Furthermore, it is a military museum which displays French and German armaments (including rifles, machine guns and field artillery), military vehicles, uniforms and equipment of both French and German troops during the battle.[1]
The Douaumont ossuary
[edit]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.
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Sherman, Daniel J. The Construction of Memory in Interwar France (in English) University of Chicago Press.
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