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