Provisional ossuary of the Verdun battlefields — Beginning of the work of Douaumont (Meuse) — publisher not visible

Description

Interior of a provisional ossuary at Verdun, decorated with garlands and filled with coffins bearing the names of soldiers (e.g., 'Ravin', 'Douaumont'). Printed text at the bottom: « Whoever you are, passerby, enter and bow low, to the Remains of the Heroes who fell for your salvation. Provisional ossuary of the Verdun battlefields (left bank and right bank). Until the final monument. » Reverse: handwritten correspondence from the committee of the Verdun Abbey, dated November 1st, addressed to the chaplain of the attack.