Provisional Ossuary of the Battlefields of Verdun — Beginning of the Work of Douaumont, awaiting the Final Monument — Edition HS Verdun

Description

Interior view of the provisional ossuary of Douaumont, decorated with garlands and sector names (Thiaumont, Ravin de Baze, etc.) on tombs covered with white sheets. Printed text: « Whoever you are, passerby, enter and bow low, to the remains of the Heroes who fell for your salvation. » Reverse: 15c postal stamp, shipping postmark from Verdun (1918), handwritten address to Madame M. Monguil, 14 Rue du Marché, Mulhouse, and note « No inscription is allowed on the side of the View. »