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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
March 25, 2025
Cycling
The Hospital Batteries, also called Battery 8-5, are First Aid Posts
located between Forts Souville and Fort de Tavannes. They are part of the stronghold of Verdun. First aid was administered in these shelters.
You will come across several shelters on this segment. Some have collapsed, others are more or less accessible at your own risk.
located between Forts Souville and Fort de Tavannes. They are part of the stronghold of Verdun. First aid was administered in these shelters.
You will come across several shelters on this segment. Some have collapsed, others are more or less accessible at your own risk.
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Willem VS
May 15, 2025
Cycling
Built in 1881 as part of the inner defensive belt of Verdun, between Fort de Souville and Fort de Tavannes. The battery consisted of six 120 mm and two 95 mm guns, aimed at strategic targets such as Douaumont and the Bois d’Hardaumont. Due to the crisis of the shell-torpille type, it was disarmed in 1900 and served as a shelter for troops and ammunition during the Battle of Verdun (1916). The masonry construction, covered with earth, offered limited protection against modern artillery.
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