The Show

Immerse one night in the battle of Verdun.

Relive the Battle of Verdun in a breathtaking realistic Sound-and-Light Show.

 

 

In one hour and 30 mn, under your eyes, succeed the events from “La Belle Epoque” (the Beautiful days”) till the Great War. In the heart of the battle of Verdun, you will be the witness of the life in the back or in the trenches, where the French and German soldiers share the same fate: the cold, the mud, the suffering; sometimes a little of grace in spite of nights haunted by the relentless and often vain fights. Then you attend to the drama of the evacuated civilians who will never find again their village. And finally the immense enjoyment of the Armistice: the happiness of the Peace found at the price of million of missing persons, disabled persons, refugees …

 

On February 21st, 1916,
starts one of the biggest battles of the humanity : The battle of Verdun

 

From February till December, 1916, during 300 days and 300 nights, soldiers, French and German have lived in this place, a real "hell". Hundreds of thousand men are mobilized in a cruel encounter, face to face during which more than 300 000 will die, bury in this ground of Meuse. The survivors will testify of the horror, the inconceivable ... of the brotherhood also.

 

 

The U.S. offensive

Summer 1917, the Americans arrive in the Meuse. In autumn 1918, after the abatement of the fortification of Saint-Mihiel, they start the big Meuse-Argonne offensive. To mark the 90.anniversary of the battle, the show will be changed to fix two new scenes in it: one to recalling the U.S. intervention and the other to show the importance of the armistice.

 

The Armistice

And finally the immense enjoyment of the Armistice: the happiness of the Peace found at the price of million of missing persons, disabled persons, refugees …

A Message of Peace

 

The show ends on a message of hope:

This message has a quite particular echo in Verdun, symbol of the reconciliation.
After 3 wars in 75 years of war the enemies of yesterday had become friends.

 

 

300 French and German actors on scene, 900 costumes, 1000 projectors, 40 km of cables, special effects … for a huge historic fresco in an exceptional site at VERDUN.