Mémorial de Verdun
The Mémorial de Verdun in Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a museum and memorial for the battlefields of Verdun .
history
The museum was founded in 1967 under the patronage of the writer Maurice Genevoix , who fought in the First World War. As President of the National Committee for the Remembrance of Verdun (Comite National du Souvenir de Verdun, or CNSV ) , he had already given the impetus for the construction of the memorial on October 23 , 1967. The museum is located around six kilometers northeast of Verdun.
Remodeling and reopening
From 2013 to February 2016 the museum was closed for renovation. The museum reopened its doors to the public on February 22, 2016, on the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Verdun.
On May 29, 2016, the reopened museum was the focus of the commemoration celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun, in which French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel took part.
Mission statement and mission of the museum
"More than a museum dedicated to the glory of French warriors, it bears witness to the common efforts of the French and German soldiers."
Exhibits
The exhibits are divided into several subject areas.
The exhibition shows, among other things:
- Berliet CBA : a French truck
- Fokker E.III : a German fighter from 1916
- Nieuport 11 : a 1916 French fighter aircraft
Web links
- Mémorial de Verdun. Champ de bataille. Retrieved November 6, 2018 (Museum's official German website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jürgen König: Merkel and Hollande set an example . Deutschlandfunk , May 27, 2016.
- ↑ srf.ch: 100 Years of Verdun: Commemoration of the Dead , May 29, 2016.
- ↑ History and Mission. Mémorial de Verdun, archived from the original on June 21, 2015 ; Retrieved on February 24, 2016 (Serge Barcellini was Chief Officer General of the Armed Forces (Contrôleur général des armées) until 1999 ).
Coordinates: 49 ° 11 ′ 41.8 ″ N , 5 ° 26 ′ 0.3 ″ E