Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Verdun, France IV

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Verdun, France III

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Verdun, France II

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Verdun, France

The next day we drove NW of Verdun to the largest American cemetery in France: the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery. This cemetery covers 130.5 acres, and has a total of 14,246 dead bodies.

Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun, France II

The entrance.

Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun, France

We arrived late in the day to the Ossuary, so I only took these photos of the building which is quite impressive. The ossuary is a memorial containing the bones of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I.

French Cemetery, Verdun, France II

French Cemetery, Verdun, France

After visiting the forts, we briefly stopped to see one of the French cemeteries.

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Part of the trench had been shored up.

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On the way out we saw some old trenches.

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Troops in front of the fort.

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There is still some old barbed wire on the perimeter.

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The military is still very present in this part of France!

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Now we move to the roof of the fort. Here is one of the gun turrets.

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Sleeping quarters.

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Stove

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German memorial chapel for the 679 soldiers killed when a munitions depot exploded.