Gérardmer Trench

This defensive stronghold was the scene of fierce fighting in this sector of the Chemin des Dames following the launch of the Nivelle Offensive in April 1917.
The soldiers called it the ‘edge fortification’ because it was situated on the edge of the plateau, but it was soon renamed the Gérardmer trench (or embankment) by the 152nd Infantry Regiment, which stormed it, in reference to the town in the Vosges from which their garrison hailed.

Still visible beneath the foliage today, an information panel on site will explain the history of the site...