After 100 years, some WWI battlefields are still uninhabitable today
Sep 18, 2025 · The uninhabitable battlefields are known as the Zone Rouge (French for “Red Zone”). They remain pockmarked and scarred by the intense fighting at places like Verdun and the Somme, …
Europe’s Landscape Is Still Scarred by World War I
Even today, a century after the start of the Great War, the countryside still bears scars. In this image by Irish landscape photographer Michael St. Maur Sheil at the site of the Battle of the...
The Fading Battlefields of World War I
May 28, 2018 · This year will mark the passing of a full century since the end of World War I. Much of the battle-ravaged landscape along the Western Front has been reclaimed by nature, erasing the …
World War I Anniversary: See WWI Battlefields Then and Now | TIME
Mar 31, 2017 · These photographs, on view at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, show the surprising ways the Great War left its mark on the landscape.
After more than 100 years, World War I battlefields are poisoned and ...
After more than 100 years, see why some World War I trenches are still uninhabitable on old battlefields across Europe.
Zone Rouge: The WWI-Era Battlefields That Are Still Dangerous Over …
Aug 24, 2023 · Zone Rouge – or the “Red Zone” – is a chain of former battlefields across northeastern France that the government has cordoned off due to the many dangerous ordnance that remains …
The Perfectly Preserved World War I Trench - Atlas Obscura
May 27, 2015 · Our small-group adventures are inspired by our Atlas of the world's most fascinating places, the stories behind them, and the people who bring them to life. A rare example of World War I...
World War One Battlefields - Visiting the Western Front Battlefields
It provides an online guide to areas of the Western Front as they are today, with historical information and photographs alongside modern photos of each area. It provides practical information – see …
WWI’s Verdun Battlefield Today - Warfare History Network
Today, the town of Verdun and the surrounding battlefield are still heavy with the awful weight of World War I and of history itself. From a distance, the bush- and tree- covered hills seem innocuous, even …
Aerial Overlays - Fronts Lines and Trenches
Original WW1 aerial photographs overlaid on to the land as it is today. Fronts lines and trenches bring WW1 battlefields to life.