Vendresse is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Historic Sites Attractions In Vendresse
1. Ouvrage de la FerteLa Ferte Sur Chiers Ouvrage La Ferté, also known as Ouvrage Villy-La Ferté, is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located in the Fortified Sector of Montmédy, facing Belgium. The ouvrage lies between the towns of Villy and La Ferté-sur-Chiers. It possesses two combat blocks linked by an underground gallery. The westernmost position in its sector, it was a comparatively weakly armed fortification in an exposed position that left it vulnerable to isolation and attack. After a sustained attack during the Battle of France the position was overwhelmed by German forces and was destroyed with its entire garrison killed. The fighting at La Ferté was the heaviest of any position in the Maginot Line. It is preserved as a war memorial. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. 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.
Vendresse Videos
Le reporter des Ardennes – Verdure & Loisirs
Le reporter Ardennais, Verdure et Loisirs
Faites découvrir les Ardennes au Monde ! Une vidéo de Valentin Fournaise
Production – Agence de Développement Touristique des Ardennes
Avec la participation de Fanny
Plus d’infos sur : Le Chêne Perché
Parc TerrAltitude
Elfy Park
Ardennes Terre d’Aventure
Domaine de Vendresse
Parc Argonne Découverte
Paddle aux Vieilles Forges
Escalade sur le Roc la Tour
Images supplémentaires Sylvain Boquet Fabien Gatinois Carlo Oliveira
Musique : Mezcal Merci à Fanny, Yves, Maryline, Manu, Carole, Isaac, Nelson Et Zanalieth !