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Fort de la Pompelle
Canon devant le Fort de la Pompelle

MUSEUM DU FORT DE LA POMPELLE

at 11 min - 6 km from the Hotel

Free visit of the museum housed in a strong Sere River, built-in memorial of the Great War 1914-1918, Historical Monument.
Uniforms, equipment, weapons, paintings, photographs and old documents from the period. Evocation of the allied armies, the Russian Expeditionary Force and unique collection of 560 hats and hairstyles of the Imperial German Army.

RN. 44 (direction Châlons from 5 km de Reims) 51100 REIMS
Tél. 03.26.49.11.85
www.reims-tourisme.com/musee-du-fort-de-la-pompelle        

Grand Quartier Général d'Eisenhower
Grand Quartier Général d'Eisenhower

MUSEUM OF THE SURRENDER

at 10 min - 5 km 

The capitulation of the German armies was signed May 7, 1945 in a room of this museum, this room that housed the operations center of Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters (SHAEF), installed in the technical college of Reims, remained in the exact state it was at the ceremony and has been classified a historical monument.
The museum evokes, in addition, through photographs, objects and documents of the time, the course of the war since 1943, illustrating the Occupation, the Resistance, Deportation, Liberation and Victory. Room also has temporary exhibitions relating to the military history of Reims and the surrounding region in the 20th century.

12, rue Franklin Roosevelt - 51100 REIMS
Tél. : 03.26.47.84.19
www.reims-tourisme.com/musee-de-la-reddition

Fort de la Pompelle
Passerelle du Fort de Condé

FORT DE CONDE

Remains full of history                             at 38 min - 46 km

Located on a high point near the Chemin des Dames, Fort Conde was built between 1877 and 1882. This monument is part of the defense of France devised by General Sere de Rivieres after the defeat of 1870. It follows the tradition of the French fortification Vauban Maginot.
In an impressive size (5 hectares intramural), the Fort looks like a pentagon camouflaged under 3 meters of earth and vegetation. Entirely built in stone, it combines a functional architecture for a real aesthetic concern.

The tour starts with the presentation of the defense system of France before and after the defeat of 1870. It continues with the discovery of the site architecture, defense agencies, daily life of soldiers, etc..
Exhibitions and events throughout the season.

Open 15th april until 15th november – Free or guided tours
Fort de Condé
02280 CHIVRES-VAL
Tél : 03 23 54 40 00
www.fortdeconde.com         

Reduced rates lower price with the card sites treasures and wonders of the Aisne.

 

Musée du Chemin des Dames
La Caverne du Dragon

THE CAVE OF THE DRAGON, Museum Road Ladies

at 31 min - 37 km from the hotel

Old quarry in the heart of the "Chemin des Dames," top strategic location of the First World War, the Dragon's Cave was transformed in 1915 by German units in a real underground barracks and military posts, including places to live. From 1917, it was the scene of bitter fighting in which French and Germans lived together for several weeks.

 Site of tourism of memory visited in the 1920s, the Dragon's Cave was a museum in 1969 by the French Remembrance. Managed since 1995 by the Department of Aisne, it is redesigned in 1999 to a new building located above the valley of the Aisne.
 The site offers an exceptional view.
 The Dragon's Cave, the Museum of the Chemin des Dames, evokes today, using modern equipment, stage design, the history of this prestigious and daily life of soldiers during the Great War.

La Caverne du Dragon, Musée du Chemin des Dames
RD 18 - CD
02160 Oulches-La-Vallée-Foulon
Tél. (+33) 03 23 25 14 18
www.caverne-du-dragon.fr

 

 

Musée 14-18
Centre d’Interprétation Marne 14-18

INTERPRETATION CENTRE MARNE 14-18

at 40 min - 43 km de l'Hôtel

Located on the former front Champagne, Marne 14-18 Interpretation Centre is the hub of sites of Verdun and the Chemin des Dames. It offers a lively presentation, modern and humanist of the First World War. Iconographic and a rich collection of many stories left by the soldiers and civilians show the intensity and horror of the conflict.
Discover the history of the Papillon family, through a new film adapted from the correspondence of war between three brothers and their sister to the front to the rear. Composed of archival footage and reconstructions, this film is an original, moving and true to the period.
Dare to sit in the trench, audiovisual animation will put you in the heart of a terrible storm.
 Finally, just take on the fate of a character of the war, thanks to biometric terminals. Using your fingerprint, follow throughout the visit the story of a hairy, a nurse, a person fleeing the fighting ...

 

Marne 14-18 Centre d’interprétation de SUIPPES
4 ruelle Bayard
51600 SUIPPES  
http://www.marne14-18.fr/

 

 

 

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