Puede ser buena idea acercarse por la oficina de turismo de Verdún la tarde de vuestra llegada para que os proporcionen algún mapa y podáis situar todos estos lugares. Visitaría también el propio memorial de la Voie Sacrée. Abierto desde las 10:00, pero conviene consultar el horario de apertura. Hay una exposición gratuíta que merece la pena y ofrece mucha información sobre la vía sagrada. El antiguo ayuntamiento de Souilly, a 20 km de Verdún en la Voie Sacrée, que fue el centro de operaciones y cuartel general de 4 generales, desde Pétain a Pershing.
El mayor cementerio militar norteamericano de Europa. Trinchera de las bayonetas, 20 minutos. Osario de Douamont, una hora y media incluyendo el vídeo de 15-20 minutos que se muestra en el interior. Villa de Fleury, "mort pour la France" (una hora). The Battle of Argonne Forest was part of what became known as the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the last battle of World War I. Memorial de Verdún (al menos dos horas). Como no sé si te he respondido, vuelvo a intentarlo.Įn un único día hicimos un recorrido circular por los alrededores de Verdún, visitando: Lest we forget.Įstaba escribiendo la respuesta y me han interrumpido. A visit to the Ossuary with its well-maintained cemetery brings home the fact that these numerous white crosses represent but a fraction of those killed. From the road it's still possible to see the trenches, and in some small way envisage what it must have been like for the men who fought here.
The upheaval and devastation of the earth is still evident and it stretches for miles, silent testimony to the 300 days and 300 nights of sheer hell these men endured. It's a stark reminder, as you look out from the top of the fort, next to the shrapnel and bullet-scarred metal gun emplacements, where there are now peaceful forests filled with birdsong, men lived and died on this still bomb-cratered land.
It's a somber reminder of the conditions under which both the French and German troops lived, and especially evocative of the terror they must have felt as constant bombardment from shells threatened to collapse the concrete onto them. The fort itself is dank and cold, with water dripping from the roof. General Pershing said, “The success stands out as one of the very great achievements in the history of American Arms.Well worth a visit, in fact almost essential, but sobering, especially when teamed with a visit to the Ossuary. troops fought during the 47 days of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. November 11: The Armistice became effective at 11:00 a.m. I Corps units captured heights on south bank of the Meuse River overlooking Sedan. Other units began crossing the Meuse River and advancing northeastward across the Woevre Plain. V Corps seized critical heights around Barricourt. November 1: Final phase of the offensive began. and French forces finished clearing the Argonne Forest. Heights of Romagne and Cunel were seized. October 14: The offensive’s second phase began. October 3: First Army consolidated positions gained since Sep. German reinforcements swarmed in along the front. 79th Division captured Montfaucon, highest point in the region and a key German position. September 26: After intense artillery barrages blasted German defenses, First Army units launched the assault at 5:30 a.m. Formidable enemy defensive positions in depth extended miles north of the front lines. forces were attacking in a northeastward direction, and the lines at the top of the map show the position of the front on. Order of Battle at Jump Off, September 26, 1918.' U.S. A note on the map situated to the northwest of Verdun reads: 'West of Meuse. Pershing, received the mission of defeating German forces in the region between the Meuse River and the Argonne Forest northward to Sedan. Red lines are used to indicate the location of the front line at 12 p.m. By September, plans were made to strike German forces along the entire Western Front.
and Allied counteroffensives in the summer of 1918 stopped German advances. MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE LEADS TO ARMISTICE U.S.
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