German troops captured in the battle of Verdun, during World War One, are held temporarily at prison camp in Souilly (Meuse), France. French soldiers stand guard with the prisoners. Conditions are rainy and muddy. German prisoners line up to receive canvas tents for their immediate shelter. For their first meal they receive bread and canned food. Group of captured German officers pose. The German prisoners are loaded into army trucks for transport to more permanent prison camps, in the rear. (Slate says "They will return to the peace camps in France" or words to that effect.)
French Aerodrome near Verdun, France. Nieuport 11 aircraft on the airfield near a hangar, with many French soldiers and airman standing nearby. Crew push an aircraft into position readying it for takeoff to battle German Fokker aircraft in World War 1.
The activities of the French troops during World War I in Verdun, France. Exterior of a citadel. French soldiers walk inside the citadel.
The activities of the French troops during World War I in Verdun, France. Wrecked buildings in the area. Soldiers stand in line. General Pierre Dubois arrives.
The activities of the French troops during World War I in Verdun, France. Soldiers outside of wrecked buildings. Ruins of buildings and rubble.
The conditions after battle during World War I at Verdun, France. Wrecked buildings. A wrecked statue.
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