i know,and the whole maginot line was sadly misguided.............i went to part of it that looked like the gates of hell had opend on it after a german on slaught in WW11.
Verdun is a an odd place to visit,gives me the shivers...............come to think of it so do omaha utah gold etc etc etc.......you truly walk with the dead in those places.......................
anyway lift your glass to the 'ancients combatants' ! my pop was a proud man to the end...............