Fort Souville, briefly called Fort Lemoine, was one of the forts of the Verdun Fortification District, situated in the commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont. Constructed between 1876 and 1879 at an altitude of 396m, it is a first generation fort. It served as a key battlefield in the 1916 Battle of Verdun during World War I. The fort was armed on its ramparts with 9 cannons and 5 mortars, with 8 pieces of artillery used as flanking fire. A Bussiere turret in attached battery was also present.
FortSouville, briefly called Fort Lemoine, was one of the forts of the Verdun Fortification District, situated in the commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont...
captured Fort Vaux. The Germans advanced towards the last geographical objectives of the original plan, at Fleury-devant-Douaumont and FortSouville, driving...
1908 (b. 1841) Battle of Verdun – The Germans began their assault of FortSouville southeast of the Fleury-devant-Douaumont commune using gas, French soldiers...
Tertii Imperii de:Richard Lachmann 1885 1916 Awarded the Iron Cross at FortSouville, was later killed in action with the 3. Jäger-Regimentsnear at Carny...
the furthest point of their advance. The line was just in front of FortSouville, the last stronghold before Verdun itself. Pétain was making plans to...
except for preparations to attack on FortSouville in July, to gain control of the heights overlooking Verdun. The fort was the last significant French position...
Germans took Fort Vaux from the French on June 7, 1916. After that, rain slowed the German advance towards FortSouville (another fort protecting the...
Fort Douaumont (French: Fort de Douaumont) was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun...
Fort Vaux (French: Fort de Vaux), in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended...
Fort de Joux (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ də ʒu]) or Château de Joux (French pronunciation: [ʃato də ʒu]) is a castle, later transformed into a fort,...
Fort du Salbert, also known as Fort Lefebvre, was built between 1874 and 1877. It was named after General François Joseph Lefebvre. It forms part of the...
August 1916: Battle of Verdun – The Germans launch a new attack on FortSouville, forcing a two-week campaign of French counterattacks. Battle of Bitlis...
promoted to second lieutenant. During July 1917 he saw action at Fort Vaux at FortSouville, in the Caillete ravines, and in Bazil. At the end of the July...
The Fort de la Pompelle, also known as Fort Herbillon, is one of a number of forts built around Reims after 1870 as part of a fortification belt in the...
line of fortifications on the old Fort Suchet, which was already armed with two obsolete Mougin 155mm gun turrets. Fort Suchet was built between 1883 and...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort du Sapey. Ouvrage Sapey is a work (gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also...
The Fort de Maulde, also known as Fort de Beurnonville and the Ensemble de Maulde, is located to the south of Maulde, France. It is part of the Fortified...
Sere de Rivieres. This belt of forts included the forts of Bron, Vancia itself, Feyzin and Mont Verdun. This pentagonal fort covers about 18 hectares. Located...
The Fort des Adelphes, or Fort Richepance, is part of the fortifications of Épinal. It was built near the village of Deyvillers between 1883 and 1885,...
Fort de Giromagny, also known as Fort Dorsner, was built near Belfort in northeastern France between 1875 and 1879. The fort forms the southern end of...
The Fort des Ayvelles, also known as the Fort Dubois-Crancé, is a fortification near the French communes of Villers-Semeuse and Les Ayvelles in the Ardennes...
Fort des Basses Perches, also known as Fort Valmy, was built between 1874 and 1877 in Danjoutin and Belfort in northeastern France. It is part of the...
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