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Monument to the Dead and the Children of Verdun

Monument to the Dead and the Children of Verdun

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Monument to the Dead and the Children of Verdun

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Location: Great East, France

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1. From Verdun to Fort de Douaumont — loop

25.7km

01:54

370m

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2. From Verdun to Dannevoux — loop

60.1km

03:54

280m

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3. Around Verdun — loop

77.9km

04:42

500m

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Matilde Maini

November 16, 2023

The monument is located on the east bank of the Meuse, in front of Japiot Park, next to Porte Chaussée. Built in 1928, it stands on the site of the military butchery destroyed in 1916. The monument is composed of five figures representing the five corps of the army engaged during the battle of 1916: a horseman, an engineer, a territorial , an infantryman and an artilleryman.

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Willem VS

May 15, 2025

Inaugurated in 1928, this war memorial in Verdun honours the city’s inhabitants who died for France in both world wars. It was built on the remains of a military butcher’s shop, on the crescent of the Chaussée, a 17th-century fortification. The sculpture depicts five soldiers – a cavalier, an engineer, an infantryman (poilu), an artilleryman and a territorial – forming a symbolic wall under the motto of Verdun: “On ne passe pas”.

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Michael

June 29, 2022

Built in 1928, the monument to the dead and children of Verdun rests on the crescent-shaped chaussée built in the 17th century by order of Marshal Vauban. It stands on the site of the military butcher's shop destroyed in 1916. This memorial represents the five corps of the French army that took part in the battle of 1916. From left to right you can see: a cavalryman, an engineer, an infantryman, also known as "poilu", an artilleryman and a soldier of the Landwehr. These five soldiers form a wall symbolizing the motto of Verdun: "On ne passe pas". (no getting through) At the foot of the monument are the names of the soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars.

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Monument to the Dead and the Children of Verdun

1. From Verdun to Fort de Douaumont — loop

2. From Verdun to Dannevoux — loop

3. Around Verdun — loop

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