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[APPENDIX]

List of Photographs

[fig005]Verdun burning in 1916
[fig006]Generals Joffre and Pétain at the G.H.Q of the 2nd French Army at Souilly, in February, 1916.
[fig007]Starting point of the German Attack of February 21st, North of Haumont Wood.
[fig008]The Relief by Motor-Lorries.
[fig009]Mort-Homme and Hill 287 in May, 1916.
[fig010]General Pétain’s Order of the Day.
[fig011]General Nivelle, taking over the Command of Verdun Army in May, 1916.
[fig012]Entrance to Douaumont Fort.
[fig013]Aspect of the Battlefield in July, 1916.
[fig014]General Mangin in front of his Post of Commandment.
[fig015]The Approaches of Tavannes Fort.
[fig016]Hill 304 recaptured.
[fig017]Fontaines Ravine, West of Bezonvaux.
[fig018]General Guillaumat
[fig019]Renault Tanks and American Troops on the old French Lines at Regnéville.
[fig020]Douaumont Fort and its Approaches.
[fig021][Decorations awarded to Verdun.]
[fig022]The Place d’Armes
[fig023]Rue St. Pierre in 1916.
[fig024]Façade of College Church, Rue St. Paul, May, 1919.
[fig025]Interior of College Church. Photographed in May, 1919.
[fig026]The Palais de Justice.
[fig027]The Banks of the Meuse and the Cathedral before the War.
[fig028]The Chaussée Gate (before the War)
[fig029]The Banks of the Meuse, the Cathedral and St. Croix Bridge.
[fig030]St. Saviour’s Church
[fig031]The Interior of St. Saviour’s Church
[fig032]Chevert Square and Statue of General Chevert.
[fig033]The Meuse (seen from Chevert Square, 1916).
[fig034]Façade of the Hôtel-de-Ville overlooking the gardens. (May, 1919)
[fig035]Main Entrance (rebuilt) to the Abbey of St. Vanne, in the Court of No. 19, Rue de L’Hôtel-de-Ville.
[fig036]Ruins in the Rue Mazel and Rue St. Esprit.
[fig037]The Princerie in 1916, Rue de La Belle-Vierge, Nos. 16 and 18
[fig038]The Princerie Cloister (Hist. Mon.) before the War
[fig039]The Princerie Cloister in 1916
[fig040]An observation-post in Magdeleine Square (1916)
[fig041]Ruins in the Rue Châtel, seen from the Cathedral (1916)
[fig042]Verdun seen from one of the Cathedral Towers
[fig043]The Cathedral
[fig044]Apsis of the Great Choir, seen from the banks of the Meuse
[fig045]The Great Nave
[fig046]The Great Nave before the War
[fig047]The Great Nave seen from the Choir
[fig048]The Ciborium
[fig049]The Stalls and Woodwork of the Great Choir
[fig050]The Shrine of St. Saintin
[fig051][The South Aisle and Holy Sacrament Chapel]
[fig052]Monument to Archdeacon Wassebourg, Chapel of The Virgin
[fig053]Upper Portion of the door in Old Roman Apse, removed to the Vestry
[fig054]Roman Capital of the Great Crypt filled in in 1755, except two bays decorated with paintings
[fig055]The Last Judgement, painting on the vault of the Crypt
[fig056]Courtyard of the Bishop’s Palace and the Cathedral in 1916
[fig057]The Bishop’s Palace, façade looking on the courtyard and entrance to the Museum
[fig058]The Cloister
[fig059]The West Gallery in which the staircase leading to the Cloister Opens Out (1914)
[fig060]The Cloister seen from one of the Cathedral towers
[fig061]The South Gallery of the Cloister before the War
[fig062]Châtel Gate, behind the Cathedral
[fig063]The Citadel buildings after the bombardments of 1916
[fig064]The Citadel and St. Vanne Tower, with wireless antenna.
[fig065]The Citadel Ramparts and Neuve Gate.
[fig066]Dormitory in the casemates
[fig067]Co-operative canteen in the Citadel
[fig068]The Rue des Gros-Degrés
[fig069]The Canal des Augustins
[fig070]St. Victor’s Gate
[fig071]The doorway of the Congrégation Notre-Dame (63 Rue de L’hôtel-De-Ville)
[fig072]Leaving Verdun by the Chaussée Gate
[fig073]Military Cemetery at the exit of the Faubourg Pavé
[fig074]The interior of Tavannes Fort
[fig075]The Southern moat of Tavannes Fort
[fig076]The car coming from Tavannes Fort takes the road on the right to Vaux Fort. That on the left leads to Souville Fort
[fig077]The road to Fort Vaux
[fig078]Laufée Wood in 1917
[fig079]Chenois Wood in 1917
[fig080]Vaux Fort in 1916
[fig081]Vaux Fort. The moats in June, 1916
[fig082]The approaches to Vaux Fort in March, 1916
[fig083]The South-West side of Vaux Fort
[fig084]The old entrance to Souville Fort (Sept. 1916)
[fig085]Souville Fort (March 1917)
[fig086]Panorama seen from the Cross-Roads at the Chapel of St. Fine
[fig087]Attacking waves of infantry crossing Fumin Wood (Oct. 1916)
[fig088]Defence works in Vaux Village (January, 1916)
[fig089]Where Vaux Village (entirely destroyed) stood before the War
[fig090]Vaux Pond (March 1917)
[fig091]Vaux Pond is the extreme point which can be reached by motor-cars
[fig092]The Southern outskirts of Fleury after the French counter-attack of June 25th, 1916
[fig093]Fleury, the Grand Rue in July, 1916
[fig094]Fleury in ruins, October. 1916
[fig095]Thiaumont Redoubt occupied by the French in May, 1916
[fig096]Thiaumont Redoubt in ruins occupied by the Germans a month later
[fig097]Douaumont Fort in January, 1916
[fig098]The entrance to Douaumont Fort in January, 1916
[fig099]The interior of the fort on May 22nd, 1916, three hours after the attack
[fig100]Soldiers of the Morrocan Colonial Regt. Occupying the moats of the reconquered fort
[fig101]Ruins of Douaumont Village and Church
[fig102]Dame Ravine
[fig103]Position of German battery destroyed in Chauffour Wood
[fig104]Haudromont Quarries in September, 1917
[fig105]Haudromont Wood in March, 1917
[fig106]Helly Ravine
[fig107]Road from Louvemont to Ornes
[fig108]Louvement Village in April, 1917
[fig109]Froide-Terre Redoubt in 1915
[fig110]The last train to pass at the foot of Poivre Hill in 1916. It was wrecked by enemy artillery.
[fig111]Bras Village and Poivre Hill in Sept., 1917
[fig112]Ruins of Bras Church, whose tower collapsed
[fig113]Vacherauville. The approaches to the village on Dec. 20th, 1916
[fig114]The centre of Samogneux Village On The n. 46 in May, 1919
[fig115]Samogneux Church in Aug., 1915
[fig116]Panoramic view of the Meuse Valley seen from the top of Talou Hill
[fig121]The church and main street of Charny in January, 1916
[fig122]The church and main street of Charny seen from the other side in May, 1919
[fig123]Marre Village in ruins
[fig124]Cumières in May, 1916
[fig125]Cumières in August, 1917
[fig126]Panoramic view of the Meuse seen from Oie Hill
[fig129]Chattancourt on May 16th, 1916
[fig130]Chattancourt In 1919
[fig131]The South-Western slopes of Mort-Homme in January, 1917
[fig132]Mort-Homme after the attack of August, 1917
[fig133]Mort-Homme: trenches captured in August, 1917
[fig134]The road from Chattancourt to Esnes, at the foot of Hill 275
[fig135]Esnes Village in 1919
[fig136]Esnes in January, 1916
[fig137]Esnes on September 24th, 1916
[fig138]From Mort-Homme to Bourrus Woods: panoramic view taken from the Wayside Cross at Esnes
[fig141]The top of Hill 304, seen from Pommerieux Plateau
[fig142]Trench On Hill 304
[fig143]Malancourt, May, 1919
[fig144]German observation-post in the ruins of Montfaucon Church
[fig145]The opening in the observation-post, through which the panoramic view on pp. 106 and 107 was taken
[fig146]Panorama of the battlefield of Verdun, seen from Montfaucon
[fig147]German observation-post, through the embrasure of which the above panoramic view was taken
[fig150]Avocourt Village in March, 1916
[fig151]The Cross in the middle of Avancourt Village in April, 1916
[fig152]Trench in the ruins of Avancourt Village in April, 1917
[fig153]Site of Avancourt Village in November, 1918
[fig154]Malancourt Wood in 1916
[fig155]In the ruins of Verdun
[fig156]Refugees from Verdun district passing through Souilly along the “Sacred Way.”

List of Maps

[map001]Verdun—Pivot of the Battle of the Marne
[map002]The Verdun Front, from the Battle of the Marne until the great German offensive in 1916
[map003]Plan of the German Offensive of February, 1916
[map004]The “Sacred Way,” and the Narrow-Gauge Meuse Railway
[map005]The Central Attack
[map006][The German advance through Haumont Wood, 21st and 22nd of February, 1916]
[map007]The German general attack on both banks of the Meuse
[map008][The French offensives of 24th of October, 1916]
[map009][The French offensive of 12th of December, 1916]
[map010][The French offensive of 20th of August, 1917]
[map011][The American Offensive of 26th September, 1918]
[map012][The Franco-American Offensive of 9th October, 1918]
[map013][German and Allied Offensives near Verdun, 1915–1918]
[map014]The City of Verdun
[map015][The centre of the City of Verdun]
[map016]1st Itinerary: The Right Bank of the Meuse and the forts
[map017][The Verdun battlefield]
[map018]German advance on March 8 and 9, 1916
[map019][Outline map of the cross-roads near the Chapel of St Fine]
[map020]The approaches to Douaumont Fort and Village
[map021]The front on the morning of February 26th (26/2) and on the morning of the 27th (27/2)
[map022]The German advance on Feb. 24th, 1916
[map023][Outline map showing the vantage point of the panoramic view seen from Talou Hill]
[map024][2nd Intinerary: the Left Bank of the Meuse]
[map025][Outline map showing the vantage point of the panoramic view seen from Oie Hill]
[map026]The German attacks of March 5th-14th, 1916, on the left bank of the Meuse
[map027]Outline-map of the ground covered by the above panoramic view [seen from Esnes]
[map028]Sketch-map of the battlefield, as seen by the Germans from the eminence of Montfaucon