The Dead of Verdun at the Douaumont Ossuary | History Traveler Episode 317

The Battle of Verdun was one of the most violent and horrific engagements of the First World War. When tide receded, what was left was a sea of death and destruction. Nowhere can that be felt more than at the Douaumont Ossuary, which holds the remains of those who lost their lives in the field and trenches of Verdun.

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