Verdun, Argonne-Metz, 1914-1918

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MICHELIN'S ILLUSTRATED GUIDES TO THE BATTLE-FIELDS (1914-1918)
VERDUN Argonne-Metz 1914-1918
MICHELIN & C ie —CLERMONT-FERRAND MICHELIN TYRE C o L td —LONDON MICHELIN TIRE C o —MILLTOWN, N.J., U.S.A.

Diploma by Georges SCOTT, given to Subscribers, by the Committee of the Memorial Fund of the Mortuary of Douaumont .
MEMORIAL FUND TO THE DEFENDERS OF VERDUN
MORTUARY OF DOUAUMONT
( A War Fund authorised by Ministerial decree dated 3/12/19 )
On the battlefield of Verdun, millions of men engaged in a battle of giants; 400,000 French soldiers fell there on a front of 20 kilometres.
A fund has been established with the object of erecting a Mortuary in the centre of the battlefield, at a point whence the whole field may be viewed.
The Patrons are Marshal Foch, M. Raymond Poincaré, and His Excellency, the cardinal Dubois.