Douaumont Ossuary

It is important to remind visitors of the history of the mostemblematic monument on the battlefield: this is the role of this small 32-pageguide, Douaumont Ossuary. Olivier Gérard and Jean-Luc Kaluzko haveproduced this indispensable brochure to offer visitors the history of thismythical sanctuary of the First World War. Illustrated with 90 photos, this bookwill accompany you in the discovery of the sites of Verdun. If morethan 3,000 combatants and 400 associations have their names engraved under thevault, it is important not to forget those of the 130,000 unknown men and womenmingled for eternity in the basement of this sanctuary. The sacred mission,entrusted more than 90 years ago to this private work, must continue so thatfuture generations will never forget.