Verdun lies in the centre of a great ring of fortifications, all of which are shown on our map. Douaumont, near thel»p edgaof oux map, now held by the Germans, is not a nmt in -tl» ring, bat it stood within the line of "field fortifications constructed in the early stages of-the war by General Sarrafl, and so strongly entrenched and held that the Clown Prince's force*, utterly failed to,penetrate them,
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1916, Page 6
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71Verdun lies in the centre of a great ring of fortifications, all of which are shown on our map. Douaumont, near thel»p edgaof oux map, now held by the Germans, is not a nmt in -tl» ring,bat it stood within the line of "field fortifications constructed in the early stages of-the war by General Sarrafl, and so strongly entrenched and held that the Clown Prince's force*, utterly failed to,penetrate them, Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1916, Page 6
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