Montfaucon-d'Argonne is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Tourist Spot Attractions In Montfaucon d'Argonne
1. Fort DouaumontVerdun Fort Douaumont 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. By 1915, the French General Staff had concluded that even the best-protected forts of Verdun could not resist bombardments from the German 420 mm Gamma guns. These new super-heavy howitzers had easily taken several large Belgian forts out of action in August 1914. Fort Douaumont and other Verdun forts were judged ineffective and had been partly disarmed and left virtually undefended since 1915. On 25 February 1916, Fort Douaumont was entered and occupied without a fight by a small German raiding party comprising only 19 officers and 79 men. The easy fall of Fort Douaumont, only three days after the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, shocked... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Verdun BattlefieldVerdun The Battle of Verdun , fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies. The battle took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. The German 5th Army attacked the defences of the Fortified Region of Verdun and those of the French Second Army on the right bank of the Meuse. Inspired by the experience of the Second Battle of Champagne in 1915, the Germans planned to capture the Meuse Heights, an excellent defensive position with good observation for artillery-fire on Verdun. The Germans hoped that the French would commit their strategic reserve to recapture the position and suffer catastrophic losses in a battle of annihilation, at little cost to the Ge... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
4. Montfaucon Monument & RuinsMontfaucon D Argonne The Meuse-Argonne American Memorial is an American World War I memorial commemorating the brilliant victory of the American First Army in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26 – November 11, 1918, and pays tribute to the previous heroic services of the Armies of France on the important battle front upon which the memorial has been constructed. It was erected by the United States Government and is the largest of the American war memorials in Europe. Outside Montfaucon in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, it was unveiled on August 1, 1937. The memorial was designed by John Russell Pope. He designed a massive, Doric column in granite. It is surmounted by a statue symbolic of liberty and towers more than 200 feet above the hill and the war ruins of the village ar... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
This is a short promotion film for the 89th Division tours and Living History event in November 2018 in collaboration with the museum Romagne 14-18
NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL
I short video I shot while visiting the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial on July 1, 2012. If you are an American citizen and visit this site, you will find yourself overwhelmed with emotion while walking around there. I sure did.
Grave of HR van Rensselaer
Pvt HR van Rensselaer was killed 9 November, 1918, 2 days before WWI ended. He is buried in the St Mihiel
American Cemetary near Thiaucourt (M. et M.), France. Does anyone have any information on this man? He is probably related to my step-great-grandfather, so I went to see his grave.
Great War Walk 2008. The Somme to Verdun / Verdun to Cologne.
A 90th anniversary tribute walk which started at Fricourt German Cemetery, The Somme on the 27th September and finished at Cologne, Germany at 11am on Armistice Day, the 11th November 2008.
Suresnes American Cemetery - July 4th
Achieved on this eve of 4th of july, 2007.
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PEACEFUL IS THEIR SLEEP IN GLORY
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Suresnes is a rich suburb of Paris, spreading from the banks of the Seine to the heights of Mont Valérien. The Suresnes American Cemetery lies just some meters below the Mémorial de la France Combattante (Fighting France Memorial). It faces the Bois de Boulogne, on the other side of the Seine, and the Eiffel Tower some 3 miles away.
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And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain - Isaiah - 4-6
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