Fort Pompell
Description:
The fort is a historical monument, a place of memory of the First World War. It was built in 1880-1883, closing the belt of Reims fortifications, which was designed by General Sere de Rivière after the War of 1870. It was the only fort left in Allied hands during World War I and provided protection for Reims. The museum contains collections of uniforms, equipment and weapons, horse-drawn carts, models, mannequins, documents, objects of everyday life. Also noteworthy is the unique collection of 560 headgear of the Imperial German Army.