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Built in 1881 above the Tunnel de Tavannes to reinforce the inner defensive belt of Verdun. The battery had three firing platforms and a traverse shelter, and was originally armed with two 220 mm mortars and one 22 cm smoothbore mortar. In 1900 it was disarmed and reused during the Battle of Verdun (1916) as an ammunition depot and shelter for troops. The traverse shelter is the best preserved element visible today.

Walking or mountain biking

Small memorial column so that Henri Waechter would never be forgotten. Note the concrete block with iron rod in it next to the memorial. Such blocks were used to attach barbed wire. You will find many of these remains in the entire area.

Heavily damaged shelter can be viewed from outside. Access to the bunker complex is prohibited.

Memorial for Maurice Coutier who died in his observation post. Now it is a place of solace and reflection for family and friends.

Location of a personal memorial. In the vicinity of the forts Vaux and Douaumont you will come across several personal memorials. These were erected by the grieving families who were left behind.

At this location, kids can go on a discovery tour of the Fort Vaux site. An information board provides explanations and also triggers older people. Discovering together.

Silent witness from the period of the Great War. The water tower was the source of all life in a turbulent front line.