Fields of Battle - Verdun
155mm gun turret atop Fort de Douaument. Designed by Commandant Mougin in 1875 the turret consists of two 155mm guns under a bowl-shaped armor shield, sunk into the ground and surrounded by a thick concrete apron that protected the multi-level traverse and loading facilities below
Picture No
13923406
Media ID
47828262
Size
1900px x 1267px
(690KB)
Credit
westernfrontphotography.com / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Mike St Maur Sheil
Date
2006
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155mm Atop Battlefields Commandant Concrete Consists Douaument Facilities Multi-level Protected Sunk Thick Traverse Turret
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