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The Douaumont Ossuary houses the bones of approximately 130,000 unknown French and German soldiers who were killed during the 300 days of fighting at Verdun, France from February 21st 1916 till December of 1916 during World War I.

Both the German and French armies, at the time, referred to Verdun not as a battle but as hell: Die Hölle von Verdun and L'Enfer de Verdun respectively. Due to the savage nature of the fighting during the battle and the inability to bury the dead in a timely manner, the battlefield of 7.7 square miles became littered with bones. Each side suffered approximately 400,000 casualties.

In the interior cloister, small windows allow for the viewing of the bones. The walls and ceiling are inscribed with the names of the missing who may be interned within, outside are the graves of 15,000 identified French dead.

The tower contains a 2 ton bronze death-bell which is rung during official ceremonies such as Armistice Day at Verdun. It also contains a red and white “lantern of the dead” that shines on the battlefield at night.

Inside the Douaumont Ossuary.

During the 300 days of the Battle of Verdun (21 February 1916 – 19 December 1916) approximately 230,000 men died out of a total of 700,000 casualties (dead, wounded and missing). The Douaumont ossuary is a memorial containing the remains of at least 130,000 unidentified French and German soldiers who died on the Verdun battlefield.

German stoneware stein with antler rosetttes, circa 1880.

Colourized footage of combat at Verdun.

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World War I German M1913/15 stick grenade