Voie Sacree
Voie Sacree - the road from Verdun to Bar le Duc was the one road into Verdun. In Feb 1916 a special force of 8, 200 engineers was formed to keep the road open. At the height of the battle 90, 000 men along with 50, 000 tons of materials a week travelled along this road in a process known as the Noria after the continuous North African water wheel
Picture No
10573938
Media ID
47564089
Size
4500px x 3000px
(2.3MB)
Credit
westernfrontphotography.com / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Mike St. Maur Sheil
Date
25-Mar-09
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