Le Mort Homme

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 French artillery caused so many casualties that the Germans decided to attack southwards along the left bank of the river simultaneously to capture Le Mort Homme and its neighbouring hills.

[3] Côte 265, labelled on German, but not French, maps as the Toter Mann (Le Mort Homme).

[citation needed] Le Mort Homme rises 1.55 km (1 mi) north of the village of Chattancourt.

On the summit is a memorial site with monuments, dominated by the 1922 skeleton sculpture by Jacques Froment-Meurice [fr] commemorating the French 69th Division.

"Kelly's Corner" or "Strafen's Bend" on the Esnes road. Le Mort Homme and the first line German trenches are visible in the distance. A volley of shells is exploding in the field on the right.