The Battle of Verdun, which dragged its length from ... after some setbacks, entered the fort of Douaumont, which they found evacuated. The German victory now seemed assured.

The longest single battle of World War I ... Another key sight for visitors is Fort Douaumont, just northeast of Verdun. Constructed in 1885, the fort was the most important stronghold among ...

The longest single battle of World War I ... Another key sight for visitors is Fort Douaumont, just northeast of Verdun. Constructed in 1885, the fort was the most important stronghold among ...

The loss of Fort Douaumont was the crowning French defeat of the early days of the Battle of Verdun, contributing to commander-in-chief Joseph Joffre’s decision to remove General Herr and ...

the German 5th Army achieved its first victory of the battle and captured Fort Douaumont. This defensive position was the largest and highest of the 19 defensive forts surrounding Verdun.

More Charles Platiau/Reuters WWI shell craters surround Fort Douaumont, near Verdun, northeastern France, March 29, 2014. During the Battle of Verdun, Fort Douaumont which was the largest and ...

Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a French village that ... These hills outside of Verdun were transformed in battle from farmland into a lunar wasteland. All around the vast battle terrain, visitors ...

VERDUN, France — In solemn ceremonies Sunday in the forests of eastern France, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked 100 years since the Battle of Verdun ...

French troops manning a captured German Maxim MG 08 machine gun mounted on a sledge at Fort Douaumont ... a strong French counter-attack. Verdun had become a battle of attrition for both sides ...