the Battlefields of Verdun in Color

Original Color Photographs from 1916

above : left General Pétain and right General Nivelle, both commanding officers at Verdun

several views of the city of Verdun in ruins

Inside the citadel of Verdun in the city center

Though not on the front lines, it was bombarded relentlessly during the battle

Enlargements

enlargement showing French soldiers in a cantine casemat

enlargement showing a soldier getting a hair-cut in the Verdun citadel

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