'Scenes with the French in the Verdun district', 1916

Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916.

French Red Cross ambulances wait to evacuate the wounded from the Verdun fighting. Nicknamed 'the mill on the Meuse', the Battle of Verdun (1916) lasted for over nine months and was one of the bloodiest engagements in history. French casualties during the battle exceeded 370,000. The German Army sustained around 330,000 casualties.

From a collection of 164 British, French and Belgian official photographs.