Tranchée des baïonnettes

Due to ash chalarosis (a disease caused by a microscopic parasitic fungus), certain trees and branches in the Forêt d?Exception® de Verdun are weakened and present a risk of falling. For safety reasons, this site should be avoided. For further information, visit www.tourisme-verdun.com

This monument, built by an American patron of the arts, is based on a legend: that of French soldiers buried standing in their trenches during violent bombardments. It remains in the collective imagination as a symbolic site of the Verdun Battlefield. Free admission.