The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. It is located in Douaumont-Vaux, France, within the Verdun battlefield, and immediately next to the Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Necropolis. It was built on the initiative of Charles Ginisty, Bishop of …
The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. It is located in Douaumont-Vaux, France, within the Verdun battlefield, and immediately next to the Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Necropolis. It was built on the initiative of Charles Ginisty, Bishop of Verdun.
Established: 7 August 1932 (inaugurated)
Location: Douaumont-Vaux, Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Owned by: Douaumont Ossuary Foundation · National Office for Veterans and Victims of War
Country: France
Size: 14.438 ha
No. of graves: ~130,000 (Ossuary) · ~16,000 (Necropolis)
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