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The Battle of Verdun, a massive German onslaught in northeastern France meant to gain a decisive final victory on the Western Front in World War I, began on this day in history, Feb. 21, 1916. It is ...
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Inside the Longest and Bloodiest Battle of WWI
The Battle of Verdun was the longest and one of the most devastating battles of World War I. Lasting nearly ten months in ...
PARIS, Dec. 27, 1916 (UP) - During the closing three months of 1916, three events took place in France which demonstrated as never at any previous period of war the apparently inexhaustible resources ...
LONDON, Feb. 24, 1916 (UP) - Under the eyes of the Kaiser, the German crown prince and his army are smashing their way steadily toward the fortress of Verdun, in France. They are less than eight miles ...
On February 21, 1916, the opening guns of the great German offensive against Verdun were fired. As it had been preceded by a number of small local attacks at various points along the line, the French ...
Verdun, 1916. For ten months, German and French troops died in equal numbers in an increasingly symbolic battle that neither side could be seen to lose. David Reynolds explores why. Show more Verdun ...
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