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Very beautiful viewpoint

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16,000 fallen French soldiers are buried here. War is so pointless.

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The Douaumont National Necropolis was established in 1923 on 14.4 hectares and officially inaugurated on June 23, 1929, by French President Gaston Doumergue. The cemetery contains 16,142 graves of French soldiers, including a Muslim section with 592 steles and monuments dedicated to soldiers of both Muslim and Jewish faiths.

The Ossuary of Douaumont is an impressive memorial that holds the remains of more than 130,000 unknown French and German soldiers who died during the Battle of Verdun (1916). The bones are visible through small windows in the base – a confronting reminder of the horrors of war. In front of the ossuary is the Nécropole nationale de Douaumont, the largest French military cemetery of the First World War, with 16,142 graves, including a Muslim and Jewish plot. The complex was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.

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This small memorial column is a historical landmark between the Douaumont Ossuary site and Place Monseigneur Ginisty Fondateur de l'Ossuaire de Douaumont.

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This monument, 'Trench of the Bayonet' was built by an American patron. It is based on a legend: the French soldiers who were buried standing in their trenches during heavy bombardments. It remains in the collective memory as a symbolic location of the Battlefield of Verdun. This is a place of reflection.

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The Myth of the First World War “In memory of the French soldiers who sleep standing, rifle in hand, in this trench – their brothers in America.” This is the inscription in front of the Memorial of the Battle of Verdun in the ghost town of Douaumont. The monument was financed by a wealthy American banker, George T. Rand, who was moved by the famous legend surrounding the site. It is said that French soldiers buried standing, with weapons in hand, died from enemy shells. Bayonet Trench is one of the myths of the First World War. In 1922, it was classified as a historical monument and in 2014 it was considered a site of national importance. After the war, excavations uncovered 21 bodies of French soldiers. Fourteen were identified and buried in the Necropolis of Fleury, opposite Douaumont. The seven other bodies that remained unknown were reburied in the "Bayonet Trench". For many, the myth persists, while others question it. Especially since no body was found standing upright. In any case, the legend of the "Bayonet Trenches" shows above all how much the Great War left an almost indelible mark on the collective imagination. As the bloody conflict of the Battle of Verdun drew to a close, glorious stories quickly emerged in which the nation sacrificed itself for the fatherland. Source: https://www.landofmemory.eu/sites-historiques/tranchee-des-baionnettes/

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Site that leaves you speechless. The year is 1916 - At Douaumont, 57 French soldiers are buried under a bombardment... On 8 December 1920, the President of the Republic, Alexandre Millerand, inaugurated an impressive concrete monument in the Morchée forest, designed by the architect A. Ventre, which covers the graves of seven unknown French infantrymen who died in 1916. The metal door that gives access to the "trench" thus covered is the work of Edgard Brandt, an artistic ironworker, who in 1923 also created the bronze incense burner where the flame flickers on the tomb of the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. In 1920, this site, a memorial to the veterans of the 137th RI who had fought here, was excavated by the war graves service and the civil registry service of the 6th military region and excavations were carried out. 21 Frenchmen were found, including an unknown lieutenant. No one was standing with a weapon in their hand and the rusty rifles sticking out of the ground only served to indicate that the enemy had buried the dead in a shallow trench. The discovery of these unarmed bodies refutes the legend that the company was buried standing during the bombardment. This legend was refuted by the veterans of the 137th themselves and nevertheless still crops up regularly. Of these 21 bodies, 14 were identified and buried in the military cemetery of Fleury. However, this cemetery was later decommissioned and the bodies were then grouped together in the national necropolis of Douaumont. The remaining 7 unknown men were reburied in the "Trench". Carcasses of rifles with broken bayonets (the original weapons had been removed during the excavations) were buried near wooden Latin crosses. Source: https://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/fr/la-tranchee-des-baionnettes

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The Monument aux Morts de Douaumont is a historical landmark erected on the large car park at Place Monseigneur Ginisty - Fondateur de l'Ossuaire de Douaumont.

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The Monument aux Morts de Douaumont is a historical landmark erected on the large car park at Place Monseigneur Ginisty - Fondateur de l'Ossuaire de Douaumont.

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dry course

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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 a torrent of fire. In this sector, 10,000 poilus died. Monument du Mort-Homme, by sculptor Jacques Froment-Meurice. The soldier's skeleton detaches itself from its shroud and lets out its cry of victory. On one arm, he carries a flag, the symbol of the nation for which he sacrificed himself, and on the other arm, he waves the torch of victory. At the foot of the monument, the phrase "They have not passed" recalls the sacrifice of French fighters for the possession and preservation of this observation hill on the left bank of the Meuse. The village of Cumières, declared a "dead village for France", became Cumières le Mort-Homme in 1922. In memory of the village, the Saint-Rémi chapel was built with the stones of the old church, in the middle of an enclosure, preceded by a monument to remind us that there was a peaceful village here. More information on https://www.tourisme-verdun.com/decouverte/post/site-du-mort-homme

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Not walkable on either bank. It is possible at the parallel canal

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Remnants of a shelter from WW 1

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Bunker system that is accessible and therefore visitable

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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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You can enter this bunker; there's an open door at the very back. It's a very interesting and large facility with lots to see. Be sure to bring a flashlight, as it's pitch black inside. There are many rooms to explore.

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There are two places to access, but be careful, the stairs are a bit slippery. Definitely take a flashlight with you, the cell phone lamp is only partially sufficient. The bunker is big.

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This bunker used to be an officers' dugout for strategic planning without armament.

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Large bunkers from the First World War. Partly walkable

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