Dear fellowdroners,


Located about 30 kilometers West from the battlefield of Verdun, Vauquois Hill is a very special portion of the Western front of the Great War: a synthesis of all the kinds of horrors that occurred during the conflict.  About 14,000 soldiers lost their lives during four years of battle for the control of its summit, a tiny portion of the Western front, 500 meters long, and the peaceful village eventually disappeared in the development of the mine warfare. Nothing was left from its church, its school and houses and the village has been replaced by a line of craters which cut the hill in two, as with a giant axe. A total of 519 explosions of mines were recorded (199 German, 320 French). As mine chambers were dug deeper and deeper in the hill, mines were loaded with increasing amounts of explosives: up to 60 tons!  If you like this video , you are welcome to subscribe to my channel as more parts of "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT"  will follow. And of course there are more travel and drone film to be watched on my channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmGOlRFhCqcpjmeLSEHnAw


Thanks and best regards Travel & Drones

Wow, lots of damage to that hill over the years of fighting.  Nicely documented.  

Another poignant memorial. I missed this one on the way to Verdun. Nice filming.

100+ years later and the same is happening elsewhere in Europe - one would've hoped that mankind had learned something in that period of time...

Nice and smooth!

Depp Posted at 6-26 11:36
100+ years later and the same is happening elsewhere in Europe - one would've hoped that mankind had learned something in that period of time...

Unfortunately, not

Depp Posted at 6-26 11:36
100+ years later and the same is happening elsewhere in Europe - one would've hoped that mankind had learned something in that period of time...

Didnot learn a thing.
And probably in future they will organize tours for tourists to visit the battlefields in Ukraine
Sad time now again

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-26 08:16
Wow, lots of damage to that hill over the years of fighting.  Nicely documented.

Thanks downtown

dronie1965 Posted at 6-28 01:50
Thanks downtown

You're most welcome dronie 1965.  Hope you are having a great week.

Depp Posted at 6-26 11:36
100+ years later and the same is happening elsewhere in Europe - one would've hoped that mankind had learned something in that period of time...

Thank you Depp

Nicely shot video