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Tag: Verdun

Posted on 24 July 201924 July 2019

The Second Battle of Verdun: Scorched Earth Around Esnes-en-Argonne 1917

A month-long French offensive known as the Second Battle of Verdun is the subject of this 10-slide series put out by the SDV division of LSU. Featuring scenes from the recaptured regions surrounding Esnes, the series really portrays the devastation caused by 4 million shells impacting a region localized around a few miles of space.

Posted on 7 December 20186 August 2019

“My Shelter at 36th Artillery Regiment”, Verdun, 1918

4 "digital prints" from negatives of life in the camp of the 36th Artillery Regiment stationed in Saint Airy Forest at Verdun in January 1918 show snowbound soldiers near one's shelter - as well as a peek into the shelter itself!

Posted on 24 November 201823 June 2019

One-shot #20: A 75 in action at Verdun

A look at the Canon de 75 mm Modele 1897, in use for almost a century, and the central role it played in defending the Meuse Heights in 1916 at the Battle of Verdun.

Posted on 20 November 201823 June 2019

Acquisition: Brentano’s “Verdun”

A new box of slides from Brentano's - stamped "Verdun" on the front - gives me the opportunity to make some side-by-side comparisons of both duplicate and same-subject images from my collection.

Posted on 8 November 201823 June 2019

One-shot #7: Tranchée des Baïonnettes, Verdun

The Tranchée des Baïonnettes - where 21 men of the 137th Infantry's 3 Company were supposedly buried alive, with only their bayonets poking out above the earth - was photographed after it was excavated during the planning phases of the 1920 monument built on the site.

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