Fort Douaumont was the highest and largest fortress of the Verdun’s defensive system. The fort, partly disarmed and left virtually undefended since 1915, was captured with relative ease by the Germans on 25 February 1916 […]
- 03 -182016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, heighth episode : Caures wood
Caures Wood was the most advanced post of the French front lines operating north of Verdun. This sector had been quiet since the beginning of the war. The well organised defence lines of Caures Wood […]
- 03 -152016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, seventh episode : LIDAR, an archaeo-geomorphological survey of the battlefield of Verdun
LiDAR is a laser remote sensing technology used for mapping terrestrial surface in 3D imaging. This system can go through visual obstacles such as cloud cover and most importantly, vegetation cover. A LiDAR airborne mission […]
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