2022 Battlefield Tour - Fort Douaumont 

I had read Alastair Horne"s "The Price of Glory" when I was a teenager in 1964. This past summer, I crossed off several items on my bucket list, the Maastricht Forts, the Liege Forts, Gros Ouvrage Schoenberg of the Maginot Line, and of course, Verdun. Climbing to the top of the fort really demonstrated how violent the battle was. Inside, I could only imagine the misery of each shell concussing the men, the fetid miasma of bodies, and the terror outside. I honored the fallen Germans, entombed inside, and visited Fort Vaux and the Ossuary. These were truly brave men.

There is a sense of dread and sorrow when you enter the fort. Water pours through the ceiling and it’s a damp miserable place . My son and I walked past the area in which the 700 were entombed. The smell of death was still present. How can that be?

I didn't well understood the story of the man brewing up coffee at the end of the video. Did all the ammo exploded because of the that guy ? If someone can explain me, it'd be great !