Fort de Douaumont

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Le château en bref

Fort de Douaumont, briefly known as Fort Gérard, is a fortified work located in the commune of Douaumont-Vaux (Meuse department), in the former commune of Douaumont. It is one of the forts of the fortress of Verdun and forms part of the Séré de Rivières system. Built between 1884 and 1886 and modernised between 1901 and 1913, the fort was one of the emblematic sites of the Battle of Verdun in 1916. It was captured by German troops in February and retaken by the French in October of the same year. Since the end of the First World War, its ruins have attracted tourists, and it has been classified as a historic monument since 1970. Since 20 September 2023, Fort de Douaumont has been part of the First World War funerary and memorial sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.