| Verdun |
| This French town is now chiefly remembered for the dreadful and prolonged World War 1 battle in which nearly a million men were killed or wounded. There is a memorial of the battle and an ossuary at Douaumont, which I visited many years ago, and you can also poke round the trenches etc in quite a few places. |
| A 1916 postcard of Rue Saint-Pierre in Verdun - not a very good quality image. |
| A 1958 postcard of Fort Douaumont. |
| Houses on the Meuse - pre WW1. |
| Le Chateau-d'Eau and la Rue des Hauts-Fins - a postcard from about 1910. |
| La Rue Mazel on a wet day. |
| Porte et Pont chausee. |
| Postcards of the Past |
| This WW1 postcard of the Pont de la Galavaude was written in 1916. |
| Until 1970, the town was officially called Verdun-sur-Meuse - hence the name on this old postcard. |
| The same houses after the bombardment. |
| A German postcard of what appears to be the battlefield of Verdun - would someone be so kind as to translate please ? |
| Another view of the ruins in Rue Saint-Pierre. |
| The ruined interior of the Seminary. |
| Search the internet for more about Verdun and the World War I battle. |
| We'd be delighted if you would sign our Guest Book ! We welcome suggestions, corrections and constructive criticism - or just say "Hello !" and tell us where you come from. |
| If you would like to help financially with expanding and maintaining this website, we would appreciate your contribution, however small. Times are hard ! Thanks ! |
| Reproductions of postcards with a (Z) following the description are available to buy from Zazzle - just click on the (Z) ! |
Custom Search
| ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE |
View Verdun in a larger map
Custom Search
