00:041916, around Verdun, Douant-Bau, and Souville, three strategic forces coveted by the Germans.
00:09Without the effort, Verdun would have fallen very quickly.
00:12Defended.
00:12It's an essential element of the French defensive system.
00:15Lost.
00:16This fort is in the axis of their attack.
00:19Possession of Douan is tactically essential.
00:22Then recapture.
00:23You're fighting against men almost at range.
00:25It was absolute horror.
00:27It's incredible.
00:28They never gave up.
00:29They were such courageous men.
00:33The Forts of Verdun, Sunday at 8.50 p.m. on RMC Découverte.