Ossuaire and Lighthouse of Douaumont — Léon Azéma and Jacques Hardy, Architects — Édition HS Verdun

Description

Illustration of the Douaumont war memorial, with poetic text at the bottom: 'The Lighthouse that will shine at night, will replace, by its perpetual vigil, the funeral vigil from which our great dead were deprived on the battlefield. It will symbolize the immortality of our Heroes and will tell everyone that their glorious memory must not fade.' Reverse: blank postcard with usage instructions, publisher 'HS Verdun' visible at the bottom of the front.