Voie Sacree

Heinrich decided he would find out more about some of the things that happened at this time. Damvillers is close to a famous city called Verdun.  Lots and lots of fighting took place around this city almost a hundred years ago.  As he drove toward Verdun, he kept passing the same kind of mile marker signs.  When he stopped to look at the mileposts Heinrich found the road was named the Voie Sacree or Sacred Road.

 

Along the road was a tall monument to mark the Voie Sacree. It showed lots of trucks on the memorial. The reason the road is famous is because of how important it was during the war. Most of the supplies and troops were brought in trucks on this road. And almost all of the wounded soldiers were taken back to hospitals using this road. Because of all these sacrifices, the road was called the Sacred Road

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Along the road were some cutout figures that looked like the soldiers and Generals and politicians from that time.

 
 Another monument marked the place where one of the first battles took place. A small group of French soldiers had stopped a major part of the German Army. Most of the French soldiers were killed or wounded. The monument has two crosses next to it. One says Respect and the other says Souvenir which means to Remember. It reminds people to remember and respect the sacrifice those who died.