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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)

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)

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