Mort d'Homme - Verdun battlefield

Memorial to the 69th Division, with the motto Ils nont pas passe - They did not pass'. The attack here commenced on 6th March 1916 and after a month the Germans took the summit. They were unable to advance further as they were outflanked by Cote 304 further to the west and on 20th Aug 1917 the 31/DI retook the position. One of the features of that assault was the capture of the Gallwitz Tunnel which ran for 1.5 kms from the Forges valley to the German front line and acted both as a communication route and a shelter. On the 20th, a huge railway shell blocked one entrance and the French over-ran the other and captured over 600 Germans

Acted Battlefields Blocked Commenced Cote Dhomme Forges Gallwitz Maur Mort Motto Outflanked Passe Retook Sheil Unable Verdun

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