Ossuary of Douaumont — Words of Marshal Pétain — (Léon Azema, Edrei et Hardy, architects)

Description

View of the Ossuary of Douaumont, memorial monument with its central tower and dome-shaped nave. Printed text at the top: « Simple and modest as the soul of the Soldier, Vast and noble as the grandeur of the Enduring Sacrifice, imperishable as the memory of the Heroes of VERDUN » attributed to Marshal Pétain. Reverse: postcard signed by Léon Azema, Edrei et Hardy, with handwritten text and an address to Madame Olmier in Verdun (Meuse). 40-centime postage stamp and cancellation mark 'VERDUN 18 BATAILLES'.