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the ossuary
The chapel
Just a small proportion of the graves to be seen from the top of the tower.
the bell which is rung twice daily
Looking down one side
The Ossuary
An unknown soldier amongst comrades
Some of the 14,246 headstones
Chapel, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
American Monument, Montfaucon
The Ossuary, Douaumont
The road leading to Louvemont
What's left of a house in Louvemont
Louvemont
The remains of a house
The remains of the village of Louvemont
Ossuairre de Douaumont
Ossuairre de Douaumont
Cratered ground above Fort de Douaumont
Barbed wire
Fort de Douaumont
Above Fort de Douaumont
Observation post
Tunnel leading to memorial for more than 600 soldiers entombed behind that wall
Latrines inside Fort de Douaumont
40m deep well
Underground tunnel
The turret mechanism
Artillery shells
Shell storage room
One of the underground tunnels
The rear of Fort de Douaumont
Memorial de Verdun
Field hospital
Airplanes from the battle of Verdun
Recreation of the battlefield
Machine guns
Mortars and multimedia display
Horns
The kit of a French soldier heading to the front
French artillery pieces
French trucks used for conveying troops and supplies to the front
German field artillery
Pillbox in the forest
Plaque memorial
Plaque memorial for the pigeons of Fort de Vaux
The rear of Fort de Vaux
The cratered landscape
On top of Fort de Vaux
Artillery piece
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