Colonel Driant's Bunker
This bunker served as the headquarters of the French Lieutenant Colonel Émile Driant. From here, he held up the initial German attack for two valuable days at the cost of his own life and 1082 men out of 1,200.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Kaj Metz
Nearby
Museum
- Douaumont Fortress - Douaumont (Verdun)
- Museum Ossuary Douaumont - Douaumont (Verdun)
- Mémorial de Verdun - Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Point of interest
- Former German Artillery Position & Trenches - Flabas
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- Location German Penalty Camp Flabas - Flabas
Monument
- Monument Des Chasseurs Beaumont-en-Verdunois - Beaumont-en-Verdunois,
- Stèle du Colonel Driant Beaumont-en-Verdunois - Beaumont-en-Verdunois
- Tombe Provisoire du Colonel Driant Beaumont-en-Verdunois - Beaumont-en-Verdunois
Cemetery
- German War Cemetery Ville-devant-Chaumont - Ville-devant-Chaumont
- German War Cemetery Azannes I - Azannes-et-Soumazannes
- German War Cemetery Azannes II - Azannes-et-Soumazannes
Fortification
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