This site contains pictures taken in Verdun 1999,2000 and 2001.

   Pictures from the battlefield and the beautiful town.

Klick HERE if the frames are missing please!

IMPORTANT!

READ THIS BEFORE ENTERING THE ARCHIVES

Munitions from a 15" shell down to a 7.92mm cartridge are still dangerous. The fact that they are a common sight doesn't make them any less dangerous. Take a photo and leave them alone!

Having explosives or part of explosives; weapons or parts of weapons in your possession (doesn't matter if they work or not!) is a crime in France punishable by heavy fines. Foreigners will need to pay the fine in cash or with traveller's cheques (no creditcards). If you can't pay, your car is liable to be confiscated.

Taking items from someone's property is basically stealing, no matter how rusted the item is. Permission of the landowner should be sought.

A metal detector is prohibited in Belgium and a lot of French departments (such as the Somme and Verdun). This does not only mean using it, but also owning it (having it in the trunk of your car, for example)! The penalties are heavy indeed (see above).

Even de-activated items (which sometimes can be bought) can get you in trouble with the local police, customs, or the police in your country of origin.

*  The text above are comming from the site "an unfortunate region"                                                                                

* Some photos on this site showing artillery shells.The photos was
   taken at the shells in the position they where found.

*No metall detector was used.

*No digging was made .