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  • Christ embracing a wounded soldier surrounded by war graves, detail of a ceramic mosaic, 1924, by Charles Wassem, based on a drawing by Maurice Denis, 1870-1943, on the Great War Memorial, dedicated to clergymen from Quimper and Leon who died in the First World War, in Quimper Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper, a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral founded in 1239 and completed in the 15th century, in Quimper, Finistere, Brittany, France. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • War memorial outside the town hall, commemorating villagers who died in WWI and WWII, in Hautvillers in the Champagne vineyard region of Vallee de la Marne, Grand Est, France. The surrounding Champagne hillsides are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Military uniforms on display at the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guns and uniforms on display at the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Military vehicle at the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Adolf Hitler, 1937-45, after Arno Breker, and a Nazi swastika flag, at the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, aerial view, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 944, 19th year, published 1st August 1934, with a cartoon featuring a skeleton soldier at a war cemetery and the headline, 'La Commemoration n'est pas le guerre', commenting on 20 years since the start of the First World War. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bread oven in the bakery, used during the First World War to make 300 rations per day, at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition at the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or War and Peace in the Ardennes Museum, aerial view, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure of Victory on the Monument aux morts et a la Victoire, sculpture by Pierre-Marie Poisson, opened 1924, a memorial to the 6000 citizens of Le Havre who died in the First World War, whose names are inscribed on the base, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The monumental sculpture depicts Victory leading various allegorical figures, both civic and military. On the left are apartment blocks designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument aux morts et a la Victoire, sculpture by Pierre-Marie Poisson, opened 1924, a memorial to the 6000 citizens of Le Havre who died in the First World War, whose names are inscribed on the base, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The monumental sculpture depicts Victory leading various allegorical figures, both civic and military. To the right is Le Volcan or the Volcano, an auditorium opened 1982, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012, and Jean-Maur Lyonnet, at the Maison de la Culture du Havre. Behind is an apartment block designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • WWI trenches reconstruction, in the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • WWI trenches reconstruction, in the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • WWI trenches reconstruction, in the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Diorama reconstruction of an attack on a German trench, February 1915, in WWI, in the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldier in a muddy sandbagged trench in WWI, photograph, in the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wounded Annamite (Vietnamese) soldiers injured in the Battle of Annam, visited by Officer Dai Bieu from the government of Indochina, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Mosque, built 1916, now demolished, next to the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • One of the main wards in the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Wounded soldier receiving a medal, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Wounded Algerian soldier receiving a medal from Gaston Doumergue, Minister for Colonies, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Detail of a soldier holding a sword (Le Vainqueur) from the Monument aux morts et a la Victoire, sculpture by Pierre-Marie Poisson, opened 1924, a memorial to the 6000 citizens of Le Havre who died in the First World War, whose names are inscribed on the base, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The monumental sculpture depicts Victory leading various allegorical figures, both civic and military. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General Hubert Lyautey, 1854-1934, in Morocco awarding medals to indigenous sniper troops during the First World War, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. General Lyautey was the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • The French military cemetery in the evening at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The French military cemetery in the evening at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Verdun battlefield, with the site of old trenches and Abri 320, an underground shelter built 1889-91 and occupied by both sides during the Battle of Verdun, suffering heavy bombardment, at the national cemetery at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, built to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The small tower is a ventilation chimney for the underground shelter. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, holding 16,142 graves and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Verdun battlefield, with the site of old trenches and Abri 320, an underground shelter built 1889-91 and occupied by both sides during the Battle of Verdun, suffering heavy bombardment, at the national cemetery at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, built to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The small tower is a ventilation chimney for the underground shelter. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, holding 16,142 graves and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Endre Thome, at the national cemetery at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, built to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. As a parlementarian, Thome was excused from combat but volunteered to serve on the front line and was fatally injured on 10th March 1916, receiving the Legion of Honour. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, holding 16,142 graves and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior and cloister of the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers, some of whom are named on the plaques covering the walls and ceiling. The adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves and is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior and cloister of the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers, some of whom are named on the plaques covering the walls and ceiling. The adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves and is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of soldier with floral tributes in the cloister of the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers, some of whom are named on the plaques covering the walls and ceiling. The adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves and is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior and cloister of the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers, some of whom are named on the plaques covering the walls and ceiling. The adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves and is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior and cloister of the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers, some of whom are named on the plaques covering the walls and ceiling. The adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves and is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The French military cemetery overlooking the Verdun battlefield at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Muslim section of the French military cemetery overlooking the Verdun battlefield at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior and cloister of the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers, some of whom are named on the plaques covering the walls and ceiling.  The adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves and is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Endre Thome, at the national cemetery at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, built to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. As a parlementarian, Thome was excused from combat but volunteered to serve on the front line and was fatally injured on 10th March 1916, receiving the Legion of Honour. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, holding 16,142 graves and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Verdun battlefield, with the site of old trenches and Abri 320, an underground shelter built 1889-91 and occupied by both sides during the Battle of Verdun, suffering heavy bombardment, at the national cemetery at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, built to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The small tower is a ventilation chimney for the underground shelter. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, holding 16,142 graves and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Graves at the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers and the adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves. This is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War and was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument aux Morts de la Grande Guerre, a war memorial to the citizens of Belfort who died in the First World War, 1924, by Albert Le Monnier and Georges Verez, with a winged victory and relief of soldiers around base, on the Square du Souvenir in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Cambodians and Laotians Dead for France, detail, stupa, erected 1926, commemorating those killed during the First World War, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tropical garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eagle sculpture on top of the Monument to the Soldiers of Madagascar, commemorating those killed during the First World War, detail, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tropical garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Black Soldiers Dead for France, detail, memorial commemorating those killed during the First World War, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tropical garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1104.jpg
  • Monument to the Indochinese Christians Dead for France, commemorating those killed during the First World War, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tropical garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance across the gorge to the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casemate, a fortified armoured gun emplacement at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corridor between the casemates of the barracks at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2216.jpg
  • Corridor between the casemates of the barracks at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Paul Landowski Monument, or Monument a la Gloire des Armees Francaises de 1914-1918, built 1936-56 and inaugurated 1956, by Louis Henri Bouchard, 1875-1960, Paul Landowski, 1875-1961 and Albert Drouet, 1880-1953, on the Place du Trocadero, beside the Passy cemetery in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France. This is a monument to the glory of the French army during the First World War, and the sculptural group depicts an allegorical figure of France with soldiers and other participants in the war, positioned on a 216m long monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to the Indochinese Christians Dead for France, commemorating those killed during the First World War, detail, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tropical garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1089.jpg
  • Monument to the Soldiers of Madagascar, commemorating those killed during the First World War, detail, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tropical garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1083.jpg
  • Monument to Cambodians and Laotians Dead for France, stupa, erected 1926, commemorating those killed during the First World War, in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The tropical garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The garden has since become neglected and many structures overgrown, damaged or destroyed, with most of the tropical vegetation disappeared. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Double caponier (vaulted ditch) of the 3rd salient, at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Powder magazine, used to store gunpowder, at the Fort de la Bonnelle, a defensive fortress built 1870-85, used in the Franco-Prussian war and First World War, at Saint-Geosmes, near Langres, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The belt fort of La Bonnelle, also known as Fort Decres, was positioned to survey the road to Dijon and the Buzon plateau, and contains barracks, a courtyard and vaulted ditches used for storage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2220.jpg
  • Paul Landowski Monument, or Monument a la Gloire des Armees Francaises de 1914-1918, detail, built 1936-56 and inaugurated 1956, by Louis Henri Bouchard, 1875-1960, Paul Landowski, 1875-1961 and Albert Drouet, 1880-1953, on the Place du Trocadero, beside the Passy cemetery in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, Ile-de-France, France. This is a monument to the glory of the French army during the First World War, and the sculptural group depicts an allegorical figure of France with soldiers and other participants in the war, positioned on a 216m long monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0126.jpg
  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 1, 1st year, published 10th September 1915 during WWI, with a cartoon featuring a clown with the headline 'Pour faire un Journal en 1915'. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument au Poilu, a war memorial commemorating the dead of the First World War, depicting a soldier in uniform with his gun, 1927-28, by Leon Leyritz, 1888-1976, in the Square du Souvenir, in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument aux Morts de 1914-18, bronze sculpture on a stone base representing a lieutenant and artillerymen from the trenches, by Gaston Broquet, in the Place Saint-Etienne, Chalons-en-Champagne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The monument is dedicated to the inhabitants of Chalon-en-Champagne who died in the First World War, whose names are listed on a bronze plaque on its base. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument au Poilu, a war memorial commemorating the dead of the First World War, depicting a soldier in uniform with his gun, 1927-28, by Leon Leyritz, 1888-1976, in the Square du Souvenir, in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument au Poilu, a war memorial commemorating the dead of the First World War, depicting a soldier in uniform with his gun, 1927-28, by Leon Leyritz, 1888-1976, in the Square du Souvenir, in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument aux Morts, detail, with 3 catalan figures, a grape harvester with basket of fruit, shepherd wearing a baratina hat, and fisherman holding oar and net, 1924, by Gustave Violet, 1873-1952, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The monument commemorates the citizens of Perpignan killed in the First World War, 1914-18. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the monument at the Tranchee des Baionnettes, or Trench of Bayonets, built 1919 with funds from an American, Mr Rand, and inaugurated 1920, commemorating the soldiers of the 137th infantry regiment, who were buried alive here under German bombardment in the 1916 Battle of Verdun in World War One, near Fort Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The trench has been covered over and crosses mark the positions of the soldiers. The monument symbolises the sacrifice of all soldiers with no grave and was the first to be built on the battlefield. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument at the Tranchee des Baionnettes, or Trench of Bayonets, built 1919 with funds from an American, Mr Rand, and inaugurated 1920, commemorating the soldiers of the 137th infantry regiment, who were buried alive here under German bombardment in the 1916 Battle of Verdun in World War One, near Fort Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The monument symbolises the sacrifice of all soldiers with no grave and was the first to be built on the battlefield. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • French, German and European flags on the grassed roof of the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grassed roof of the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Turret 155, an adjustable gun turret with 360 degree sightings, built 1907-09, at the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument at the Tranchee des Baionnettes, or Trench of Bayonets, built 1919 with funds from an American, Mr Rand, and inaugurated 1920, commemorating the soldiers of the 137th infantry regiment, who were buried alive here under German bombardment in the 1916 Battle of Verdun in World War One, near Fort Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The monument symbolises the sacrifice of all soldiers with no grave and was the first to be built on the battlefield. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the monument at the Tranchee des Baionnettes, or Trench of Bayonets, built 1919 with funds from an American, Mr Rand, and inaugurated 1920, commemorating the soldiers of the 137th infantry regiment, who were buried alive here under German bombardment in the 1916 Battle of Verdun in World War One, near Fort Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The trench has been covered over and crosses mark the positions of the soldiers. The monument symbolises the sacrifice of all soldiers with no grave and was the first to be built on the battlefield. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_VERDUN_MC012.jpg
  • Inside the monument at the Tranchee des Baionnettes, or Trench of Bayonets, built 1919 with funds from an American, Mr Rand, and inaugurated 1920, commemorating the soldiers of the 137th infantry regiment, who were buried alive here under German bombardment in the 1916 Battle of Verdun in World War One, near Fort Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The trench has been covered over and crosses mark the positions of the soldiers. The monument symbolises the sacrifice of all soldiers with no grave and was the first to be built on the battlefield. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_VERDUN_MC013.jpg
  • Inside the monument at the Tranchee des Baionnettes, or Trench of Bayonets, built 1919 with funds from an American, Mr Rand, and inaugurated 1920, commemorating the soldiers of the 137th infantry regiment, who were buried alive here under German bombardment in the 1916 Battle of Verdun in World War One, near Fort Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The trench has been covered over and crosses mark the positions of the soldiers. The monument symbolises the sacrifice of all soldiers with no grave and was the first to be built on the battlefield. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_VERDUN_MC011.jpg
  • Monument at the Tranchee des Baionnettes, or Trench of Bayonets, built 1919 with funds from an American, Mr Rand, and inaugurated 1920, commemorating the soldiers of the 137th infantry regiment, who were buried alive here under German bombardment in the 1916 Battle of Verdun in World War One, near Fort Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The monument symbolises the sacrifice of all soldiers with no grave and was the first to be built on the battlefield. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_VERDUN_MC015.jpg
  • The Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fixed observation point with armoured casing, at the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fixed observation point with armoured casing, at the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Turret 155, an adjustable gun turret with 360 degree sightings, built 1907-09, at the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fixed observation point with armoured casing, at the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fixed observation point with armoured casing, at the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • French, German and European flags behind barbed wire on the grassed roof of the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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