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The Ossuary of Douaumont is an impressive memorial that holds the remains of more than 130,000 unknown French and German soldiers who died during the Battle of Verdun (1916). The bones are visible through small windows in the base – a confronting reminder of the horrors of war. In front of the ossuary is the Nécropole nationale de Douaumont, the largest French military cemetery of the First World War, with 16,142 graves, including a Muslim and Jewish plot. The complex was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.

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Outside the complex, the storage of the thousands upon thousands of lost ones can be seen in some "cellar windows".

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Here it is written in stone: Let us never forget this horror!

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As a memorial to the many war dead, places like this depressing Ossuary of Douaumont are still very important today. "Now, Lord, you let your servant depart in peace, as you have said..." says the so-called "Hymn of Simeon" (Luke's Gospel, Chapter 2, Verse 29). However, the incredible number of those buried here did not depart in peace, but became senseless victims of war and tyranny. The most important and everlasting function of such monuments (in German-speaking countries mostly referred to as soldiers' cemeteries or war graves) is therefore to remind each generation anew of the suffering and horror of war and tyranny and to warn them of the need to maintain peace in the long term.

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Anyone who doesn't ask themselves the question of WHY hasn't understood anything. It's crazy how much suffering has happened here. A memorial against all wars!

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The ossuary of Dououmont is both impressive and depressing ... There are few better monuments against the war!

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Here you get a small impression of the huge destruction.

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The words are missing here.

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The Ossuary of Douaumont (French Ossuaire de Douaumont) is a French national tomb for the bones of the fallen, which could not be identified after the Battle of Verdun. The ossuary is located in the area ... https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beinhaus_von_Douaumont

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This year we drove with 26 participants from Zell am Mosel to Verdun. The destination was the theme this year: From February to November 1916, the Battle of Verdun lasted. My grandfather fought as a simple soldier in this pointless and incredibly bloody battle and only survived as one of a few of his battalion the hell of Verdun. Once he spoke about his war experiences, shortly before his death with me then 14-year-old grandson. It was important to him, the simple farmer from East Westphalia, then two things he wanted to give me at the end of his life: "The French are our friends and not our enemies!" And: "You must be careful that such a thing never happens again! " After our final Mass with the group, I sat alone near the Mémorial de Verdun and guarded our luggage. Somewhat below me, in the sparse ruins of the ruined village, there was a memorial service of French and German soldiers, reservists and veterans with their families. I heard the songs, some of the speeches and the quiet moments of remembrance. Finally, they played "I had a comrade" as a song that has meaning for both sides, and then sang together both national anthems. Personally, I do not like such celebrations, but I had to think of my grandfather, who thought that this event was a miracle that he would have enjoyed endlessly! Up here, I know why I am European and what the process of European cooperation, networking and friendship brings us: peace! And much more than a country or a nation, but a continent where diversity is possible and self-evident. Up here, Europe is a miracle!

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