Fort de Douaumont

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Description: Fort Douaumont was in the centre of the operation in the battle of Verdun. Originally the Germans captured it in the beginign of the battle and the French wanted to recapture it.
Craters of artillery bombardement Entrance of the fort
Ruins of the central block of the fort Ruins of the central block of the fort
Entrance into the central bulinding Corridor
Plan of the fort Inner machine-gun post in the corridor
Gallery Caserne
Buried German soldiers inside the fort. Corridor
Bath Incompleted mine-shaft builed by the Germans (30 m deep)
Wet air and water in the ceiling Inner loopholes in the fort
WC Artillery armoured tower (2 person could lift the tower that takes 3 minutes)
Top of the fort Machie-gun post
Sinkable artillery armoured towers Sinkable machine-gun post
Armoured tower with hits Fire-trenches
Fire-trenches Ruins of former fire-trenches
Ruins of former fire-trenches Machine-gun bunker