Fort Souville

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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.

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  • Battle of Bezonvaux ⓘ
  • Red Zone Lands ⓘ
  • Battle of Montfaucon ⓘ
    882 battle
  • Battle of Verdun ⓘ
    1792 battle during the War of the First Coalition
  • Siege of Verdun ⓘ
    1870 in France during the Franco-Prussian War
  • Battle of Mangiennes ⓘ
  • Battle of Vauquois ⓘ
    battle of first World War
  • Battle of Éparges ⓘ
    1915 battle
  • Recapture of Fort Vaux ⓘ
    First offensive of Verdun Fall 1916
  • Battle of Caures Woods ⓘ
    1916 battle during the battle of Verdun
  • Battle of Verdun ⓘ
    1916 battle on the Western Front during the First World War
  • Storming of Fort Vaux ⓘ
    1916 battle
  • Second Battle of Verdun ⓘ
    World War I battle in 1917
  • Meuse–Argonne offensive ⓘ
    1918 military campaign by the Allies during World War I
  • Fort de Troyon ⓘ
  • Fort Douaumont ⓘ
    fort protecting the city of Verdun, France
  • Fort Souville ⓘ
  • Fort Tavannes ⓘ
  • Ouvrage de Froideterre ⓘ
  • Fort Belleville ⓘ
  • Fort Belrupt ⓘ
  • Fort Sartelles ⓘ
  • Fort Vaux ⓘ
    fort located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France
  • Verdun Memorial ⓘ
    museum and memorial to the Battle of Verdun
  • tour de l'Horloge ⓘ
  • tour de l'Islot ⓘ
  • Tour des Plaids ⓘ
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The Fort of SOUVILLE, extreme limit of the german advance. (3021794093)The Fort of SOUVILLE, extreme limit of the german advance. (3021794093)
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    eventarmed conflict882Battle of MontfauconbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1792Battle of VerdunbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1870Siege of VerdunsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1914Battle of MangiennesbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1915Battle of VauquoisbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1915Battle of ÉpargesbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1916Recapture of Fort VauxbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1916Battle of Caures WoodsbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1916Battle of VerdunGerman Empire, French Third Republic, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1916Storming of Fort VauxGerman Empire, Erich von Falkenhayn, Sylvain Eugène Raynal, French Third Republic, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1917Second Battle of VerdunbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1918Meuse–Argonne offensiveAmerican Expeditionary Forces, Army Group German Crown Prince, Army Group Duke Albrecht, Henri Gouraud, Henri Mathias Berthelot, First United States Army, Second Army, John J. Pershing, Fourth Army, 5th Army, Army Group Gallwitz, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Max von Gallwitz, military campaign, offensiveWikidata
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    linkpageMaisons des Illustres page@Wikidata
    linkpagelisted in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@Wikidata
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    sitefortFort Douaumontmilitary museum, fortWikidata
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    sitefortFort TavannesfortWikidata
    sitefortOuvrage de FroideterrefortressWikidata
    sitefort1877Fort BellevillefortWikidata
    sitefort1877Fort BelruptfortWikidata
    sitefort1881Fort SartellesfortWikidata
    sitefort1916Fort VauxfortWikidata
    sitemuseum1967Verdun Memorialmilitary museumWikidata
    sitetowertour de l'Horlogefortified towerWikidata
    sitetowertour de l'Islotfortified towerWikidata
    sitetowerTour des Plaidsfortified towerWikidata
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    commonsimageAbris souville Commons
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    commonsimageLe Miroir, n°144 (p.2) Commons
    commonsimageCloche Pamart Souville Commons
    commonsimageEntrée souville Commons
    commonsimageFort souville Commons
    commonsimageThe Fort of SOUVILLE, extreme limit of the german advance. (3021794093) Commons
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