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WORLD WAR I
BATTLE OF VERDUN
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BATTLE MAP
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BATTLE AREA TODAY
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BATTLE DESCRIPTION
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MAP OF FORT VAUX
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VERDUN FORT VAUX
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FORT VAUX TODAY
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FORT VAUX PIGEON COOP
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THE LAST MESSENGER
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MAP OF FORT DOUAUMONT
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AERIAL OF FORT DOUAUMONT
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AERIAL DOUAUMONT TODAY
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FORT DOUAUMONT COURTYARD
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DOUAUMONT COURTYARD TODAY
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DOUAUMONT INTERIOR
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DOUAUMONT BARRACKS
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FORT DOUAUMONT TODAY
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OBSERVATION AND MACHINE GUN TURRET
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155MM GUN TURRET
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LA VOIE SACREE
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SURVIVING TRUCK
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VERDUN THEN
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VERDUN TODAY
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VERDUN TODAY
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VERDUN TODAY
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VERDUN TODAY
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VERDUN TODAY
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VERDUN TODAY
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THE UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS
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THE FIRST OSSUARY 1919
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OSSUARY(1932) TODAY
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OSSUARY TODAY
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ENTRANCE TO 18 ALCOVES 137M LONG
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OSSUARY ALCOVE CONTAINING 14 CUBIC METERS OF REMAINS
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OSSUARY VAULT END 150 CUBIC METERS OF REMAINS
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BATTLE OF VERDUNFEB.21-DEC. 18 1916
• Germany
• France
• 434,000 KIA/MIA
• 542,000 KIA/MIA