- 03 -012016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, third episode : the german offensive, 21-25 february 1916
On 21 February 1916, at 7 o’clock in the morning French positions came under a deluge of iron and an uninterrupted sea of fire lasting over 9 hours from the German artillery composed of 1,200 […]
- 02 -262016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, second episode : german objectives at Verdun
In September 1915, French operations conducted during the Third Battle of Artois and the Second Battle of Champagne proved to be costly defeats as the opponent fully demonstrated its military superiority. However, in Germany economic […]
- 02 -232016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, first episode : geography of the battle, the left and right banks of the Meuse
The Battle of Verdun took place on both sides of the Meuse, running west to east from the crest of Les Eparges to the Buttes of Vauquois both zones of violent fighting for the control […]
- 02 -212016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun : episode pilot
On February 21, 1916, German High Command launched a major offensive on the Verdun sector, designated by the French Army «région fortifiée de Verdun» (VRF). This offensive was to become the first act of one of […]
- 01 -262016
Verdun 1916: the “Hyperbataille”. A new documentary exhibition at the musée de l’Armée to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun
From 26 January 2016 to 4 April 2016, you are invited to discover our commemorative documentary exhibition: Verdun 1916: the “Hyperbataille”. A series of 28 panels will be exhibited on the pillars of the Cour […]
- 06 -162015
Exhibition “Images of Conviction. The Construction of Visual Evidence” in Paris
Images of Conviction. The Construction of Visual Evidence, he first exhibition organized at LE BAL, addresses both photography and the objectivity attributed to it. Ever since the invention of “metric” photography by Alphonse Bertillon at […]
- 05 -242015
Discover an enhanced playlist on the special exhibition “Churchill – de Gaulle” !
Discover the exhibition Churchill – de Gaulle through our dedicated You Tube playlist, enhanced with new videos. Three new videos : Churchill the painter ; the Special Executive Operation (SOE) ; the diarist’s workshop. A […]
- 10 -102014
Les Invalides during the Great War, twenty-fourth episode : a theatre in the Invalides
In July 1916, close to the Invalides dome, along the nave of the church of Saint-Louis des Invalides, the painter Georges Scott and his colleagues, set up a mobile theatre before sending it to the […]
- 10 -062014
Les Invalides during the Great War, twenty-thrid episode : the Invalides pensioner
This picture comes from a 1918 photo report on the last old soldiers from the previous century, pensioners in the Institution Nationale des Invalides (National Invalides Institution) (situated in the Hôtel des Invalides). One of […]
- 10 -032014
Les Invalides during the Great War, twenty second episode : 4 July 1917, celebration of Independence Day !
This photograph shows the American General Pershing walking at a brisk pace across the main courtyard of the Hôtel des Invalides on 4 July 1917. Beside him on his left, with his top hat in […]
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