Original German Postcard - Verdun - Ruins beside the Water

erdun – Ruined Town Scene with Figures (WWI)

Authentic First World War postcard depicting extensive destruction in Verdun, France, during the 1916 battle.

The image shows:

• Collapsed church structure and damaged buildings

• Rubble-strewn streets

• Soldiers or civilians standing among the ruins

• Handwritten “Verdun” inscription below the image

Backside:
Verlag für allgemeines Wissen, Berlin W. 9
Series number: No. 2

German wartime publication.

Historical Context – Verdun, 1916

The Battle of Verdun (February–December 1916) became one of the defining battles of the First World War.

German forces launched a major offensive aiming to exhaust French resistance. The result was nearly ten months of relentless artillery bombardment and infantry combat.

Entire districts of Verdun were devastated. Buildings were reduced to skeletal remains, and churches, homes, and civic structures were destroyed or heavily damaged.

Scenes such as this — with figures standing amid the rubble — reflect the scale of destruction and the human presence within a shattered landscape.

German-produced Verdun postcards were issued during the war both as documentation and as visual evidence of battlefield conditions on the Western Front.

CONDITION

• Original period postcard (not a reproduction)

• Postally used: No

• Writing on backside: No

• Stamp present: No

• Corners: Edge wear

• Surface: Considerable age wear

Please see photos for detailed condition.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Country: Germany

• Year: 1916-1925

• Publisher unknown, printed in Berlin

• Real photo postcard

• Dimensions: Approx. 14x9cm

• Era: First World War

SHIPPING

• Carefully packed in protective sleeve

• Combined shipping available