During the Battle of Verdun, from February 21 to December 19, 1916, 700,000 French and German youths lost their lives. They are all buried in the mass graves and "ossuaires nationales" of the Verdun region.
Around the city, 9 villages were completely destroyed and never rebuilt. The front line area had become uninhabitable and was returned to nature.
This walking route leads through that forest, along two of the villages where the fighting was fiercest, and through a chain of forts, trenches, burial sites, bunkers, and war memorials.
INFO
www.tourisme-verdun.com
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataille_de_Verdun
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