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Day 11
Another local fort to where we were staying in the Verdun area, this one is fort Marre, this was built between 1875 and 1877 with a compliment of 460
personnel. The fort under when changes through out its history, in 1900 rotating and lifting artillery turrets were retro fitted, in 1914 the lower barracks area
was protected by adding layer on layer of concrete, then in 1917 the dodgy tunnels under the fort were added, these were quite extensive, most of the ways
in to these are now collapsed and the fort also has a number of very deep vertical shafts where the work was stopped.
The fort was attached in WW1 & WW2 by the German army and massive damage was sustained this is still evident when looking at the top of what`s left of
an artillery turret.
Pictures..........
Looks nice from the outside..
The huge well shaft in the upper level of the fort.
Time to get down in the guts, the red lines show added hardened concrete.
Looking at the smashed artillery turret, one of the 75mm guns is laying on the floor and the other is still in place in its turret mount.
The lifting counter balance is rusted but still attached.
On climbing out on top of the fort the damage can be seen - missing artillery turret with the 75mm gun still in it`s mount.
This is what`s left of an observation turret, it was hit by a 210mm shell.
And the observation shaft..
As this fort features the added 1917 tunnels, extreme care needs to be take, most of the slope shafts are collapsed and not accessible but that`s not giving
the big picture, this is what waits in the dark........... (I could not get the camera to point straight down, but trust me is F****** deep - 60, 70, 80+ feet.
More internal shell damage.
Right good souls that will do, thanks for looking and as normal all and any comments are most welcome.
There are more pictures on my FlickR site so fly on over to -
Fort Marre
Cheers Newage
Day 11
Another local fort to where we were staying in the Verdun area, this one is fort Marre, this was built between 1875 and 1877 with a compliment of 460
personnel. The fort under when changes through out its history, in 1900 rotating and lifting artillery turrets were retro fitted, in 1914 the lower barracks area
was protected by adding layer on layer of concrete, then in 1917 the dodgy tunnels under the fort were added, these were quite extensive, most of the ways
in to these are now collapsed and the fort also has a number of very deep vertical shafts where the work was stopped.
The fort was attached in WW1 & WW2 by the German army and massive damage was sustained this is still evident when looking at the top of what`s left of
an artillery turret.
Pictures..........
Looks nice from the outside..
The huge well shaft in the upper level of the fort.
Time to get down in the guts, the red lines show added hardened concrete.
Looking at the smashed artillery turret, one of the 75mm guns is laying on the floor and the other is still in place in its turret mount.
The lifting counter balance is rusted but still attached.
On climbing out on top of the fort the damage can be seen - missing artillery turret with the 75mm gun still in it`s mount.
This is what`s left of an observation turret, it was hit by a 210mm shell.
And the observation shaft..
As this fort features the added 1917 tunnels, extreme care needs to be take, most of the slope shafts are collapsed and not accessible but that`s not giving
the big picture, this is what waits in the dark........... (I could not get the camera to point straight down, but trust me is F****** deep - 60, 70, 80+ feet.
More internal shell damage.
Right good souls that will do, thanks for looking and as normal all and any comments are most welcome.
There are more pictures on my FlickR site so fly on over to -
Fort Marre
Cheers Newage
