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lilian2260
June 15, 2021
Cycling
This memorial commemorates the soldiers of the French 69th Division, who fell in 1916 on the hill "Mort Homme". The hill claimed the lives of about 10,000 French soldiers.
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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
January 16, 2025
Cycling
The German offensive to conquer Verdun began in February 1916. In early March, the fighting took place on the heights of Mort-Homme. The French put up a heroic resistance under …
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Marc Thill
May 26, 2023
Cycling
Le Mort-Homme was one of the pivots of the defense of Verdun on the left bank. All the German assaults of March 1916 were broken on this ridge.
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