Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Monument dit Tranchée des Baïonnettes
Douaumont, Meuse, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Le monument et le terrain sur lequel il est élevé : classement par arrêté du 6 mai 1922
- Protection dates
- 1922/05/06 : classé MH
- Type
- monument, champ de bataille
- Main period of construction
- 1er quart 20e siècle
- Dates
- 1916, 1920
- Architect or builder
- Ventre André (architecte)
- Ownership
- propriété de l'État
- Commune
- Douaumont
- Département
- Meuse
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 49.21392, 5.42571
- Mérimée reference
- PA00106528
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica)IGN France — GéoportailUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1760 map "110 Verdun." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Tranchée où ont été ensevelis, le 12 juin 1916, les hommes des deux compagnies du 137e R. I., sous l'effet d'un violent bombardement. Un monument en béton, abritant notamment la tranchée, a été élevé en 1920 sur les plans de l'architecte André Ventre. Restauration exécutée de 1972 à 1976.
English translation
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History
Trench in which were buried, on 12 June 1916, the men of the two companies of the 137e R.I., as a result of violent bombardment. A concrete monument, sheltering notably the trench, was raised in 1920 on the plans of architect André Ventre. Restoration executed from 1972 to 1976.
Nearby in the register
- Ossuaire de Douaumontossuaireunder 1 mi
- Chapelle Saint-Hilairechapelleunder 1 mi
- Monument aux morts israélitesmonument aux mortsunder 1 mi
- Fortfortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.