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A great place to get a great view over the entire landscape around Verdun.

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🔭 **Observatoire de l’Étang d’Amel – Nature Observation at the Pond** At the Étang d’Amel, there is a wooden observation post from which wildlife can be observed undisturbed. Waterfowl such as herons, ducks, and geese are particularly easy to spot here – depending on the season, even with their young. 🌾 The platform is sheltered from the wind, offers information panels about the regional fauna, and is idyllically situated among reeds, trees, and riparian grass. **Tip:** Bring binoculars! The chances of spotting birds are particularly good in the early morning or late afternoon. Ideal for nature lovers and families.

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This spot is the perfect place to travel back in time. From the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, Fort de Vaux was one of the priority targets of the German offensive. In early March 1916, the Germans came within a few hundred metres of the fort and began a siege that lasted 100 days. Inside the fort, under a barrage of artillery fire, resistance was organised despite the lack of food and water. On 1 June 1916, the Germans reached the fort: the French garrison, isolated and without outside support, fought a week of heroic fighting inside the fort before being defeated by exhaustion. Triggered? Buy a combined ticket and immerse yourself in the history of this episode in the war of 14-18 with a visit to Fort de Vaux. The tour gives an insight into the daily living conditions of the besieged soldiers in the heart of the fort. A must-see for any history buff.

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Ornes was a real city, larger than the other destroyed villages, but which eventually found itself, after the First World War, on the same site, or almost, under their stones. In the course of its history, its lord's castle suffered the same fate, when it was taken in February 1653 and then destroyed by the Catholic troops of Lorraine, while he, like his ancestors since 1563, vigorously defended Protestantism. As early as 1587, a very bloody battle took place between his troops and the Catholic troops of the Duke of Lorraine. In the mid-19th century, the city had 1,367 inhabitants, but in 1914 the number of inhabitants fell again to 750. This was mainly due to the rural exodus, which provided labour for the large industrial centres that were growing rapidly at the end of the 19th century. However, this city has an industrial textile and processing factory that is well suited to local agricultural production and textiles from the neighbouring Woëvre plain. But its geographical location, close to the border with the annexed Moselle and then on the front that had been stabilised after the Battle of the Marne, was not favourable for the area. In the event of an enemy offensive, the area would quickly find itself on the front line. For this reason, on 25 August 1914, the population was asked to leave the village. But not everyone left, at their own risk, because the bombardments and German patrols in the village became increasingly intense. In September 1914, two children were killed by shrapnel. In October 1914, several villagers who were about to leave were taken prisoner by the Germans... In 1915 and until February 1916, French troops held the village where units were positioned, in the second line opposite the front, at the beginning of the great German offensive. But from 21 to 24 February, the German advance was so strong that the village of Ornes was taken by their infantry on 24 February 1916, after heavy bombardments that destroyed all the houses and buildings in the village. It was not until 23 August 1917 that the area was retaken by our soldiers. At the end of the war, the area was classified as a 'red zone' and could never be rebuilt. Source: Tourism Verdun

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This spot is the perfect place to take a trip back in time. From the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, Fort de Vaux was one of the priority targets of the German offensive. In early March 1916, the Germans came within a few hundred metres of the fort and began a siege that lasted 100 days. Inside the fort, under a barrage of artillery fire, resistance was organised despite the lack of food and water. On 1 June 1916, the Germans reached the fort: the French garrison, isolated and without outside support, fought a week of heroic fighting inside the fort before being defeated by exhaustion. Triggered? Buy a combined ticket and immerse yourself in the history of this episode in the war of 14-18 with a visit to Fort de Vaux. The tour gives an insight into the daily living conditions of the besieged soldiers in the heart of the fort. A must-see for any history buff.

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As the starting point of the Battle of Verdun, the fort of Vaux remains one of the symbols of soldiers inspired by a sense of duty. A visit to the fort tells the admirable story of commander Raynal and his men. Besieged for 7 days, they fought, mercilessly, until they were overcome by thirst. Triggered? Read the full story at https://www.landofmemory.eu/nl/sites-historiques/fort-vaux/

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You can observe birds there without disturbing them. The pond is home to many rare and protected plant and animal species, such as the greater bittern, the little heron and the marsh copper. Enjoy the beauty and tranquility of this wetland habitat. An ideal break for your race.

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You can observe birds there without disturbing them. The pond is home to many rare and protected plant and animal species, such as the great bittern, the dwarf heron and the marsh copper. Enjoy the beauty and tranquility of this wetland habitat.

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The village of Vaux-Devant-Damloup lies in the heart of the Verdun battlefield. The Fort de Vaux bears his name. This village was completely destroyed during the Battle of Verdun in 1916. The year was 1924… The name Vaux-Devant-Damloup was to be removed from the map of France and the area of the commune, definitively classified in the “red zone”, had already been purchased by the state. The love for the native soil, the cult of memory, the reputation of the graves would soon bring together a bundle of good will and only the construction of a moral city, a city of souls, a harbinger of material reconstruction, modestly made this possible Already an artery had breathed some semblance of life into the deserted valley: an economic railway line had been restored; A small train station was built. To house the station's employees, modest houses had been built along the railway line. A school functioned in a barracks while waiting for something better. Under the energetic drive of its new mayor, the municipality launched various projects and immediately worked to realize them. An amount of 150,000 francs was allocated in successive installments for the creation of a new road network. The construction of a town hall school in 1928 inaugurated the rebirth of the town. A water supply was carried out and an electrical line was built. As the outskirts of the city became more hospitable, consideration was given to building a chapel, a memorial temple where the former residents and the families of the village's eighteen children who died on the Field of Honor would gather. To assert the legal personality of the new agglomeration, the municipality bought 30 hectares of land, while the mayor, his deputy and some other residents made the same gesture for their personal accounts: 200 hectares were thus deducted from the red zone. Today Vaux-Devant-Damloup is the only village rebuilt in the area of the battlefield, about 500 meters from the destroyed village. There are approximately thirty houses and 72 residents. Source: https://www.vauxdevantdamloup.fr/la-reconstruction_fr.html

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Informative explanations in several languages about the fort

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Secluded turret of a separate roadside position

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A fort of the first series

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May such things remain silent forever

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Fort Vaux is located southeast of Fort Douaumont on a hill above the village of Vaux-devant-Damloup, which was completely destroyed in the war.

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Unbelievable what people created because they couldn't trust their aggressive neighbor.

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At the Fort de Vaux and at Fort Douaumont were held in the Battle of Verdun (1916) strong combat with artillery fire. You can still see that on the terrain today ... The fort can be visited.

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The Fort de Vaux can be visited. In addition to the building, it is worth taking a tour of the grounds to get an idea of the size and destruction of the former fortress. As strategically important points the Fort Douaumont and Fort de Vaux were strongly fought in the battle around Verdun (1916). In addition to the artillery fire, which withstood the two fortresses relatively well, there were also heavy fighting in which countless soldiers lost their lives meaningless. The car park is ideal for walks (for example to the Vaux pond). If you keep your eyes peeled, you can discover many other testimonies and memorials from the Battle of Verdun on the forest trails. The paths and trails should not be left, as there is a serious danger of encountering duds or live ammunition (even grenades)! We discovered e.g. even at the edge of the main gravel path, the remains of a stalk grenade. More information and excellent photographic documentation: www.verdunbilder.de

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This is one of the destroyed villages from WWI that were not rebuilt

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