Le Mort Homme
Coordinates: 49 ° 13 ′ 57 ″ N , 5 ° 16 ′ 1 ″ E
The double hill Toter Mann (French: Le Mort Homme) is located in the area of the municipality Cumières-le-Mort-Homme around 10 kilometers northwest of the city of Verdun in France . The hill gained notoriety during the Battle of Verdun in the First World War .
The double hill comprises two peaks, which are named after their height in meters, namely the height 265 and the height 295. The hill is 1.55 kilometers north of Chattancourt, which is still inhabited today . From there it can also be reached via a road. There is now a memorial on the summit . Furthermore, the rest of the German Gallwitz war tunnel is located on the northern slope .
View of the German positions on the Toter Mann hill in World War I (1917)
Funnelfeld dead man , height 295
At height 295
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- ↑ Photos from the battlefield today - Raven Forest - Ravin de Corbeaux. verdunbilder.de.