Abri 320 – Underground shelter Douaumont
Abri 320, built in 1891, located at the foot of the Douaumont Ossuary – National Cemetery and used as a command post and underground shelter during WWI
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Douaumont Ossuary and Cemetery – Verdun
Douaumont Ossuary and National Cemetery were open on the site of the Battle of Verdun to receive the remains of 146,142 soldiers who died there during WWI
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Sacred Way – Voie Sacrée – Verdun
The historic Sacred Way – Voie Sacrée was the main communication road to the front and the logistics and strategic center of the Battle of Verdun during WWI
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Verdun Citadel in Meuse
Citadel of Verdun, a major garrison town located near the German border, and the epicentre of the battle of 1916, one of the deadliest battles of WWI
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Traveling to the WWI Battlefields from the UK
Traveling to the WWI Battlefields from the UK by means of sea and land is very easy as the area is served by regular ferry crossings and rail-road networks
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Cerny-en-Laonnois German War Cemetery
The Cerny-en-Laonnois German War Cemetery was opened in 1925 by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge to bury the 7,519 soldiers who died on the Chemin des Dames
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Cerny-en-Laonnois French War Cemetery – WWI
The Cerny-en-Laonnois French War Cemetery was opened between 1919 and 1925 to bury the 5,150 men who died during the Battle of the Chemin des Dames
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Cerny-en-Laonnois – Chemin des Dames – Aisne
Cerny-en-Laonnois village is a significant Place of Remembrance, featuring the WWI Memorial Chapel of the Chemin des Dames, the Lantern of the Dead, and the British Memorial Column
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La Targette British Cemetery – Neuville-Saint-Vaast
La Targette British Cemetery was opened in Neuville-Saint-Vaast to bury the soldiers who fell while attacking Vimy Ridge during the Battle of Arras in 1917
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La Targette French cemetery – Neuville-Saint-Vaast
La Targette French war cemetery in Neuville-Saint-Vaast in Pas-de-Calais contains the remains of the soldiers killed in 1915 during the 2nd Battle of Artois
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Neuville-Saint-Vaast German War Cemetery
Neuville-Saint-Vaast German War Cemetery, is the largest WWI German cemetery in France and contains the remains of 44, 833 German soldiers killed in Artois
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La Royère viewpoint – Chemin des Dames
La Royère viewpoint on the Chemin des Dames, a place of remembrance commemorating La Malmaison victory and the French Colonial Troops’ bravery in 1917
