Verdun Memorial

The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial situated on the battlefield , close to the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the "département" of Meuse in north-eastern France. It was built to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War, and remembers both combatants and the civilian population lost in the fighting. Furthermore it is a complete military museum which displays all the armaments (including machine guns and artillery) uniforms and equipments of both French and German troops during the battle. The Verdun Memorial also features a movie theater projecting relevant period films on the battle. Lastly, it is also a research facility with a very large library . There is also a well stocked bookstore open to the public on Verdun and other WW-1 subjects. Please see the external link below ( Official website )for more complete informations in English.

External links

* [http://www.memorial-de-verdun.fr/index_uk.html Official website] (in English)