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The heights of Le Mort Homme (French pronunciation: [lə mɔʁ ɔm]) or Dead Man's Hill (German: Toter Mann) lie within the French municipality of Cumières-le-Mort-Homme around 10 km (6 mi) north-west of the city of Verdun in France. The hill became known during the Battle of Verdun during the First World War as the site of much fighting.
The Monument at Mort Homme was the work of the sculptor Jacques Froment-Meurice, and was erected by the veterans of the 69th French Infantry Division. The skeleton of a French soldier is draped over the flag for which he has sacrificed his life. He carries the flame of victory and the monument is inscribed with the words: "Ils n'ont pas passé"
The French planned an attack on a 5.6 mi (9 km) front on both sides of the Meuse; XIII Corps and XVI Corps to attack on the left bank with two divisions each and two in reserve. Côte 304, Mort-Homme and Côte (hill) de l'Oie were to be captured in a 1.9 mi (3 km) advance.
Throughout March and April, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Hill 304 were under continuous heavy bombardment and relentless infantry attacks. Meanwhile, Pétain organised repeated, small-scale counter-attacks to slow the German advance. He also ensured that the sole supply road from Bar-le-Duc into Verdun remained open.
Cumières-le-Mort-Homme (French pronunciation: [kymjɛʁ lə mɔʁ ɔm]) is a ghost commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.In English, the name of the commune translates to "Cumières of the dead people".
Le Mort Homme; List of French generals who died during the First World War ... SCHIEHLÉ.Le blessé de guerre.Juin 1917.Comité des Étudiants Américains de l'École ...
Mort pour la France; No man's land, the area between the lines during the First World War; Oradour-sur-Glane, a village in Limousin destroyed in the Second World War and later rebuilt nearby. Pozières (located in the Département of Somme) Zone rouge (First World War)
Since the end of the Battle of Verdun in 1916, it has been unoccupied (official population: 0) along with Beaumont-en-Verdunois, Haumont-près-Samogneux, Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.