Verdun, France

... started talking. On the 11th of the 11th, armistace came. The railway carriage where the documents were signed, went on a tour of France before returning to Compiegne. It sat in a shed for a few years, then on the 22nd of June 1940, Adolf Hitler brought ...

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... pounded for days by German 88, 105 and 150 with countless direct hits, it only had to surrender weeks after the German did occupy France and the armistice was signed. As a sign of respect the French crew of the "Fort De Fermont" was allowed to parade out ...

... that was very 'educational'. They had this little dirt mountain made to look exactly like it would have looked during WWI. Verdun is a battle that was truly amazing. 48 soldiers defended a few villages against thousands of germans and drove them back. We ...

So far the weather has been pretty average for Europe... even in spring where it should be much nicer and warmer than what we have now. Unfortunately this morning we have to get up at 0545am to go gat Alex at Frankfurt airport and is raining like the ...