Assailed, isolated and almost entirely surrounded by German troops, 600 French soldiers held several days in June 1916 in Fort Vaux. 110 years later, the emblematic site of the Battle of Verdun reopened this Saturday, July 4 with a new immersive scenography. Humid, dark and weakly lit, the fort restored the extreme conditions experienced between 2 and 7 June 1916. At the time, the "Poilus" reclusive on the spot lacked water, the tank being dry, …
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Assailed, isolated and almost entirely surrounded by German troops, 600 French soldiers held several days in June 1916 in Fort Vaux. 110 years later, the emblematic site of the Battle of Verdun reopened this Saturday, July 4 with a new immersive scenography. Humid, dark and weakly lit, the fort restored the extreme conditions experienced between 2 and 7 June 1916. At the time, the "Poilus" reclusive on the spot lacked water, the tank being dry, …