In May, on behalf of Valor Tours, I led a Centennial Tour of the Verdun Battlefield. The group members have been sending me photos for over a month here are some I thought the readers of Roads might enjoy.
First Stop
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| The Tour Leader Describes the Importance of Butte de Vaquois to Verdun |
Then and Now
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The German 380mm Lange Max Battery at Duzey That Fired
the First Shot of the 1916 Battle |
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| The Site Today |
Voie Sacrée
We drove the entire length of the famous road from Bar-le-Duc to the Verdun train station.
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| The Start Near the Bar-le-Duc Railyard |
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| The Entire Route: Map Shows the Parallel Light Rail Line in Red |
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| The End: Gare de Verdun Is Visible to the Rear. At This point the Voie Sacrée and the WWII Utah Beach-Bastogne Victory Road (right marker) Overlap |
Wounded in Action
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| The Distinguished Tour Guide Pulled a Calf Muscle Charging Up to the Top of Fort Souville |
Expanded and Redesigned Verdun Memorial
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| The Nieuport and Eindecker Fighters Were Retained for the New Museum |
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Moving Tribute to the Men Who Fought at Verdun
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| New Three-Dimensional Depiction of the Battlefield |
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| The Group in Front of the Remodeled Memorial |
Thanks to Dru, Mary, Mark, Tom, Bill, Dale, Barry, Scott, and Pieter ~ You Were Great Traveling Mates, and I Hope Our Paths Cross Again
Vauquois -- what a special and haunting place. Thanks for sharing.
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