Verdun (FR)

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Verdun (official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is Bar-le-Duc which is slightly smaller than Verdun. It is well known for giving its name to a major battle of the First World War.

Read more @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun

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fiftieth anniversary of the armistice 10 Nov 1968

Slogan cancels

Slogan cancel 1970. The "VERDUN monument to Victory" includes sculptures by the sculptor Jean Boucher who erected the statue in 1929 of a warrior leaning on his sword and looking towards the East at the top of a 30-meter high tower.

Meter cancels

Meter cancel 1974