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In this photo taken on April 3, 2017, the bones of soldiers are piled up in a crypt at the Douaumont Ossuary in Verdun, France. World War I saw unprecedented trench warfare in Northern France and Belgium. The toll of dead so immense in the Verdun region that soldiers from both sides were buried together in the ossuary. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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The statue of a French Poilu lies in front of the Douaumont Ossuary in Verdun, France. World War I brought unprecedented trench warfare to northern France and Belgium. The toll of dead was so immense in the Verdun region that soldiers from both sides were buried together in the ossuary. (Associated Press/File)
