Verdun - Walking through Verdun
Welcome to Verdun... Links to all of the pages related to Verdun are at the bottom of this page. These photos are from a recent trip my brother in law Jean Pierre and I made together.
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Verdun - 03
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Verdun - walking by the canal which leads to the Meuse River
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Verdun - 05
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Verdun - 06
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Verdun - pastry shop where we grabbed a couple of sandwiches and some Evian
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Verdun - 12 - view of the Meuse toward the Port Chaussee
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Verdun - Jean Pierre looking at the historical signs
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Verdun - Port Chaussee - this bridge was completely ruined during the war
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Monument to the Children of Verdun - across from the tourist information center. Not sure who they are, but probably various iterations of the French "poilu" - grunt who bore the hells of Verdun.
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Verdun - Notre Dame de Verdun - this was the first place hit during the battle
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Verdun - Not sure who this is but probably Petain or Nivelle
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Verdun - This is on the west bank of the Meuse. This warrior looks over Verdun.
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Verdun - continue south west from the warrior and it leads to the cathedral.
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Verdun - Cathedral
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Verdun - part of the old ramparts above the Citadelle
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Verdun - a beautiful Peugeot 406 coupe. The Citadelle is to the left.
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Verdun - heading out to the battlefields. Things don't change at all. Imagine this photo in sepia and it would look like a shot of the countryside during World War I.
Verdun - Index
- Verdun - Driving from Paris
- Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.1
- Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p. 5
- Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.2
- Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.3
- Verdun - Fort Douaumont, p.4
- Verdun Citadelle
- Verdun - the city
- Fort Vaux, p.1
- Fort Vaux, p.2
- Verdun - Douaumont Ossuary
- Verdun - Douaumont Ossuary, p.2
- Departing Verdun
- Verdun FAQs
- Links to other websites for further information about Verdun