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French soldier standing next to an unexploded 420mm shell that fell on Verdun. March, 1916. It weighed 2,100 pounds empty.
Text:
Musée de L'Armée
Obus de 420 tombé dans un coin des fossés de Verdun
Verdun, Mars 1916
Pois: 956 kilogr. vide
420 shell fallen into a corner of Verdun trenches
Verdun, March 1916
Weight: 2,107 pounds empty
Logo: ELD

French soldier standing next to an unexploded 420mm shell that fell on Verdun. March, 1916. It weighed 2,100 pounds empty.

Image text

Musée de L'Armée



Obus de 420 tombé dans un coin des fossés de Verdun

Verdun, Mars 1916

Pois: 956 kilogr. vide



420 shell fallen into a corner of the Verdun trenches

Verdun, March 1916

Weight: 2,107 pounds empty



Logo: ELD

Other views: Larger

"French soldier standing next to an unexploded 420mm shell that fell on Verdun. March, 1916. It weighed 2,100 pounds empty."

Image Text

Musée de L'Armée



Obus de 420 tombé dans un coin des fossés de Verdun

Verdun, Mars 1916

Pois: 956 kilogr. vide



420 shell fallen into a corner of the Verdun trenches

Verdun, March 1916

Weight: 2,107 pounds empty



Logo: ELD

Image Date

Tuesday, April 11, 1916

Month, Year

March, 1916

Tags

Verdun, shell, 420, 420mm, 420 mm, Battle of Verdun, heavy artillery, heavy artillery shell, 1916-05-23, 1916