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title: French Defence of Verdun
author: French Official Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21512/french-defence-of-verdun/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-01-08
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# French Defence of Verdun
_Authored by French Official Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21512.png)
## Image Caption
French Army troops operating a captured German Maxim MG 08 machine gun at Fort Douaumont at the [Battle of Verdun](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2878/battle-of-verdun/) (Feb-Dec 1916) during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, F. O. (2026, January 07). French Defence of Verdun. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, French Official. "French Defence of Verdun." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 07, 2026. .
### MLA
Photographer, French Official. "French Defence of Verdun." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jan 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205165278) by **French Official Photographer**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 January 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.