Fleury

Inspired

It is hard to imagine now what it must have been like and you need a good imagination to do so. The devastations sharp edges have been worn by time and rain.worth going to try andunderstand world war ...

Interesting in the context of the other nearby memorials and forts

It was getting late but we stopped briefly after visiting Fort Douamont. I wish we had more time. Definitely worth a visit. You can see how the land was destroyed by the shelling.

Memorable and deeply moving

We found the experience of walking around this destroyed village as moving as visiting the war cemeteries. In fact in some ways it was more so as the signs marking the places where homes, farms, the ...

Unbelievable, a must visit

The remains of the totally destroyed village of Fleury devant Douaumont. A shell cratered landscape, with markers showing the positions where farms, shops, houses, and the town hall amongst others o...

Nothing left

The only thing left from this tiny village is its streetplan now converted to paths among littele signs pointing out the location of the buildings. The rest is completely obliterated, a very sobering ...