Fort Douaumont (French: Fort de Douaumont, pronounced [fɔʁ də dwomɔ̃]) was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France, since the 1890s.

Fort Vaux (French: Fort de Vaux), in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the city of Verdun. Built from 1881 to 1884 for 1,500,000 francs, it housed a garrison of 150 men.

European militaries considered fortifications before the First World War as vital to their strategic planning. Advancements in weapons technology after the mid-19th century caused engineers to upgrade their forts or face obsolescence.

2017年11月25日 · The most fought-over fort of the war was the Austro-Hungarian defensive system at Przemyśl. Begun in 1854, the network of defenses had been added to sporadically over the years, depending upon Austria-Hungary’s relations with Russia. By 1914, concrete walls, trenchworks, artillery emplacements, and bunkers all featured in the sprawling complex.

Fort Souville, briefly called Fort Lemoine, was one of the forts of the Verdun Fortification District, situated in the commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont. Constructed between 1876 and 1879 at an altitude of 396m, it is a first generation fort. It served as a key battlefield in the 1916 Battle of Verdun during World War I. The fort was armed on ...

2024年5月26日 · Fort Douaumont‘s story begins in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Stunned by its defeat and the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to the newly unified Germany, France undertook a massive program of fortification to shield its eastern borders.

2020年11月24日 · Fort Douaumont (Fort de Douamont) was originally constructed in around 1885 following the Franco-Prussian wars, with ongoing works carried out until just before the First World War. It was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun since the 1890s.

2017年4月27日 · On February 25, 1916, the German 24th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment managed to sneak into the fort without any of the few French soldiers inside realizing what had happened. The German soldiers were able to surprise the garrison of Fort Douaumont, then capture and disarm them without firing a single shot.

Belgium built its fortifications around Namur and Liège to protect its frontier so the army could position itself in the center of the country and delay any invaders. France’s defense, focused on an attack from the new German state, depended on …

Perched 388 meters above sea level, the Fort of Douaumont commands the landscape, situated just 2 kilometers west of the village bearing its name. Originally constructed in 1885 under the supervision of General Séré de Rivières, this formidable fortress underwent significant enhancements in 1888.