Stages

  1. Hostage taking in the Burnaumont area: The Germans used civilians as human shields.

  2. The start of World War I: In August 1914, the French and German armies meet in Anloy.

  3. Fighting in Anloy – 22 August 1914: Details of the fighting and the factors involved.

  4. German soldiers: Learn to recognize the uniform of a German infantryman.

  5. French soldiers: This is what French infantrymen looked like. The soldier Bertrand Bibès was one of them.

  6. The military victims of the fighting in Anloy: The fighting in Anloy caused 1,750 casualties and countless injuries.

  7. The main French and German weapons in 1914: Performances and roles of weapons in the fighting.

  8. The Franco-German War Graves Cemetery in Anloy-Bruyères: We look at the differences between the cemetery created in 1914 and the one we see today.

  9. Overview of the fighting in Anloy: See the positions of French and German units here.

  10. Soldiers’ accounts: Soldiers share their experiences.

  11. The commemorative plaque to Louis Gillet: Louis Gillet, then burgomaster or mayor, was one of the fifty victims of the German atrocities.

  12. The Calvary of Le Petit Wez: We look back at the horrors that local people in Anloy experienced. This calvary is dedicated to the seventeen victims who were shot dead here.

  13. The commemorative plaque to Dom Bernard Gillet: Who was this Benedictine monk?

  14. Life during the Occupation: After the invasion came the German occupation: hardships, requisitions, deportations and resistance.

  15. ‘Committee homes': They are the symbol of initiatives to help the occupied population and the homeless.

  16. Armistice, 11 November 1918: Life was slow to return to normal. French and Italian soldiers stayed in Anloy for several weeks.

  17. Monument to the dead of World War I: Remembrance of World War I has often been overshadowed by that of World War II. Anloy is an exception to the rule.

  18. The commemorative plaque to Abbot Tavier: This plaque pays tribute to victims of World War II. The local priest Abbot Tavier would not survive the concentration camps.