While travelling through this region, during the first days of Armistice, Monseigneur Ginistry bishop of Verdun accompanied by General Valantin, governor of Verdun, had the idea to give these sacred remains a proper burial place where the families could come to collect their thoughts and pray for the dearly departed.
LIFE.com presents haunting color pictures -- made 50 years after the guns of World War I fell silent -- from the French town of Verdun.
France 2008
Usually it falls to powerful monarchs, brilliant generals, and influential world leaders to dictate the course of history. But sometimes, fate, destiny, or just good old chance decides that a pair of paws, hooves, or claws would be a better fit to hold the reins. These are some of the most notable times man stepped aside and man's best friend, along with a few other animals, took control and changed the world in sometimes small, but occasionally hugely meaningful ways. 10. The Chimps That Repelled Greece By Killing A King As World War I was coming to a close the
The Battle of Verdun is being remembered after almost 100 years since it began.
LIFE.com presents haunting color pictures -- made 50 years after the guns of World War I fell silent -- from the French town of Verdun.
Mots-clés : Argonne, armement, Bretagne, Colonel Driant, Colonel Raynal, Douaumont, Falkenhayn, Fleury, fort de Vaux, Guynemer, Hindenburg, les forts, Mort-Homme, munitions, Nivelle, obus, Pétain, Souville, Vaux-Chapitre, Verdun, Fernand Léger. bataille...
This is the business end of a French mortar bomb, one of many that can still be found in the woods around Verdun (Mark Barnes)
The Grand Est region of France was witness to some of the most devastating fighting in World War I. We joined the Expat Club to learn more about the “Hell of Verdun,” and visit the battlefields of Verdun, France.
"Avant de me rendre à Verdun le weekend dernier, je pensai que la première guerre mondiale était horrible. Et bien non, c'était pire." Après Lyon, puis Chalon sur Saone, Strasbourg, et Nancy, j'arrive à Verdun. Mon arrivée commenca sous le flash d'un...
These are some of finest examples of human achievement of any time and anywhere.
The Zone Rouge (Red Zone) is a region near Verdun, France spanning some 460 square miles of mostly virgin forest – at least on the surface. It’s teeming
