Jonas photos

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The American Monument at Montfaucon;placed on hill-336.
A symbol of the US First Army`s Meuse-Argonne offencive
of September 26-November 11,1918.

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The gate to the American Meuse-Argonne Memorial
and Cemetery.
14´000 men lie buried here

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A Fort Douaumont visit in the night.

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Here at daytime.
Wavrille military field.

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In front of "Ossuaire".
In the horizon-Fleury.

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Ossuaire

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Some debris pics from Cote-304.

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Surroundings to Fort Tavannes.

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A pillbox "Pamard",Fort Tavannes.

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A bat deep in the Fort.

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On the Fort-roof.
This could have been a very nice photo....

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This is me at the same Fort.

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Inside the old Tavannes railway tunnel.

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Near the Citadelle.
Located near Verdun town centre.

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Inside the Citadelle;a good helmet collection.

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Some pics from Verdun town.

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Here is Jonas sitting beside the Meuse.
This part along the Meuse was brand new.

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The famous Porte Chaussée.
( Constructed in 1380 )

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Colonel Driant´s bunker.

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Here the spot where Driant was wounded.

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The field-grave.

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The destroyed village Ornes.
The only visible remainings;a church.

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Me reading a map.(Ornes)

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We take this fine road!

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Not so good....this was a real horror.
The car was deep in the mud.
The next day a truck helped us out.
(NOT without problems)

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This was taken at "Ossuaire"under our walk to the
hotell,after leaving the car in the mud.......

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This is taken near Fort Chaume and showing
the landscape west.

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Also near Fort Chaume.
In the middle of the picture is Verdun town.
In the front,marks from military vehicles.

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Fort Chaume

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Here is Fort Sartelles.
These two Fortifications abowe is located
at the Meuse left bank and they are in a very good
condition.

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A typical Verdun landscape.
(on the left side of Meuse)

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The road to the monuments at Mort-Homme ridge.
(Mort Homme in English language is Dead man.
The name was set a long time before the world war one)

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"They Have Not Passed"

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A shell at the ground in the Mort-Homme wood.

 

 

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