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Deux Heros, Le Sergent FRETTE Et l'Aspirant BUFFET, Les Combats Du Fort De Va...
Deux Heros, Le Sergent FRETTE Et l'Aspirant BUFFET, Les Combats Du Fort De Vaux (Juin 1916), Meuse, France, 1916 :: Postcard, Size 3.5" by 5.5", Litho, EX. Fort Vaux, located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, ... Read More
Deux Heros, Le Sergent FRETTE Et l'Aspirant BUFFET, Les Combats Du Fort De Vaux (Juin 1916), Meuse, France, 1916 :: Postcard, Size 3.5" by 5.5", Litho, EX.
Fort Vaux, located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, became the second Fort to fall in the Battle of Verdun. The first fort to fall had been Fort Douaumont which was virtually undefended and had been captured by a small German raiding party in February 1916 . Fort de Vaux, on the other hand, was fully garrisoned when it was attacked on June 2 by German assault troops. The fort had been modernized before 1914 with additional reinforced concrete top protection, like at Fort Douaumont, and thus did resist a German heavy artillery preparation which had included shelling by 16 inch howitzers. The superstructure of the fort had been heavily damaged but the deep interior corridors and stations remained intact and can still be seen in their original condition today. One of the fort's side bunkers ("Casemate de Bourges") is still equipped with its 75mm cannon.
Fort Vaux, located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, became the second Fort to fall in the Battle of Verdun. The first fort to fall had been Fort Douaumont which was virtually undefended and had been captured by a small German raiding party in February 1916 . Fort de Vaux, on the other hand, was fully garrisoned when it was attacked on June 2 by German assault troops. The fort had been modernized before 1914 with additional reinforced concrete top protection, like at Fort Douaumont, and thus did resist a German heavy artillery preparation which had included shelling by 16 inch howitzers. The superstructure of the fort had been heavily damaged but the deep interior corridors and stations remained intact and can still be seen in their original condition today. One of the fort's side bunkers ("Casemate de Bourges") is still equipped with its 75mm cannon.
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