yeomanstravel.com

Image 1 of 1
Less

PY7720.jpg

Add to Lightbox

Visitor lost amongst the 16,142 named French graves laid out around the Douaumont Ossuary at Verdun, the Ossuary itself contains the bones of over 130,000 unknown dead from both sides. - The city was the scene of one of the costliest battles in military history, so bloody troops called it the 'Meat grinder' (Hachoir à viande).
The battle in 1916 exemplified the policy of a "war of attrition" pursued by both sides, which led to 300,000 dead and 500,000 wounded over the course of 11 grim months.

Copyright
Phil Yeomans
Image Size
8256x5504 / 10.9MB
YeomansTravel.com
Keywords
Contained in galleries
France
Visitor lost amongst the 16,142 named French graves laid out around the Douaumont Ossuary at Verdun, the Ossuary itself contains the bones of over 130,000 unknown dead from both sides. - The city was the scene of one of the costliest battles in military history, so bloody troops called it the 'Meat grinder' (Hachoir à viande).<br /> The battle in 1916 exemplified the policy of a "war of attrition" pursued by both sides, which led to 300,000 dead and 500,000 wounded over the course of 11 grim months.