Verdun - The Defence of Retranchement R1

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

This episode was inspired by an afternoon walking tour hosted by the Mémorial de Verdun museum.

For five days in the beginning of June 1916, French Army CPT Charles Delvert and his 8th Company, 101st Infantry Regiment, defended the Retranchement R1 redoubt against ceaseless German attacks. This is their story, in Delvert’s own words.

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https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/fr/arkotheque/inventaires/ead_ir_consult.php?fam=11&ref=FRSHD_AFGG_ead

Mémorial de Verdun museum: https://memorial-verdun.fr/en/

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0:00.0	We will leave our dead in a trench as a reminder.
0:07.0	There they are, stiff in their blood-soaked tent sections.
0:11.0	I recognize them still.
0:13.0	Coset in his corduroy trousers.
0:16.0	Omo, poor soul.
0:18.0	Delehe, the red-haired Bambula, who extends a waxy hand, so wonderfully adept a grenade-throwing,
0:25.1	and many more, fierce, somber guardians of this corner of French soil, seemingly eager, even in death,
0:34.0	to bar it to the enemy.
0:40.3	Captain Charles d'H, 8thia,
0:41.3	101 Regiment Infantry,
0:44.3	Verdun, June 5th, 1916. The
0:57.0	The The
1:13.6	The Hey folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast.
1:46.6	We'll get to the episode in a few moments, just a couple of quick notes.
1:52.0	Folks on Patreon, there are some changes coming to the Patreon page.
1:57.0	In short, Patreon is turning all patron memberships into monthly subscriptions.
2:03.7	My subscriptions were per creation, so it has to change.
2:08.6	But I also have some other changes coming, including more exclusive content for patrons.
2:14.9	Stay tuned for announcements on the Patreon page.
2:25.8	I also want to bring up the New Iper League, a new charity run by Battlefield Guide and friend Roger Stewart. What is the New Iper League from the registered charities website?
2:33.3	The New Iper League is an IPRA-based charity dedicated to remembering the fallen of all sides
2:40.0	in the EPRSalian during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.
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