Photos from WW1 trenches museum and Verdun Memorial

[Tchocky]

VERY nice pics, thanks for uploading!

[Camaero]

Awesome! That 10 year old seems like a cool kid!

[Carotio]

Just for fun:

One last one,
me with a rusty old German helmet...

[Letum]

I visited the place with the trees back in 2001 and wrote this poem close to where my Great Grandfather died. I think it goes well with your photo.

I was only 14 at the time, so go easy on the criticism.

[Carotio]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

VERY nice pics, thanks for uploading!

You're welcome! I just hoped some would find it interesting!

Originally Posted by Camaero

Awesome! That 10 year old seems like a cool kid!

Indeed! I was impressed how well he told about these trenches and the stuff we could see, also when I asked him some questions about it...

Originally Posted by Letum

I visited the place with the trees back in 2001 and wrote this poem close to where my Great Grandfather died. I think it goes well with your photo.
I was only 14 at the time, so go easy on the criticism.

It's okay....
Since my group consisted of a majority of girls, many pretty girls btw, the management had decided not to use too much time on war themes as necessary. So we had a conference about Verdun before going and then one day to see all this, including the bus ride around the area. But I would have liked to stop in the forest as well. Oh, well, I'm still young, I can return another day...

[Officerpuppy]

Do they let the medical dog just wander around the site or does he make special apperances? Great pictures

[Happy Times]

The Muslem memorial for Verdun - apparently some Turks may have fought for Germany at Verdun, since they were allies back then. Can any Turkish members confirm that?

I think its for the muslims soldiers from french colonies.

[CaptainCox]

MAN! I SO MISSED THAT TRENCH! you show in the first post
It was just poring down the whole day when we where there, so we did not see all the stuff.

Some pics from Douaumont, The Museum and one of the many grave yards/memorials in the area of Verdun















Had a pretty crappy camera that day, so the pics are not 100%+ it was poring :p

[Carotio]

Originally Posted by CaptainCox

MAN! I SO MISSED THAT TRENCH! you show in the first post
It was just poring down the whole day when we where there, so we did not see all the stuff.

Some pics from Douaumont, The Museum and one of the many grave yards/memorials in the area of Verdun

Had a pretty crappy camera that day, so the pics are not 100%+ it was poring :p

The trenches museum is situated a few kilometres away from the Verdun memorial. If you want, I can send a e-mail to one of the teachers or supervisors of the summer school and ask for the exact location, because I don't really remember, where it was...

Yeah, we had a lot of rain in North-eastern part of France this summer, in all of Europe I think, but that day, at least while we were at the Fort, we only had very little rain, but some of the day we had lots of it. While inside the Memorial building it was raining "cats and dogs" (is this a British expression only?).

[Carotio]

Originally Posted by Happy Times

I think its for the muslims soldiers from french colonies.

Oh, yeah, that makes more sence! You must be right!