Battle of Verdun - Wikipedia The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun
Battle of Verdun | Map, Casualties, Significance, Summary, Facts . . . Battle of Verdun, (February 21–December 18, 1916), World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war; French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000
What Was The Battle Of Verdun? | Imperial War Museums The Battle of Verdun, 21 February-15 December 1916, became the longest battle in modern history It was originally planned by the German Chief of General Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn to secure victory for Germany on the Western Front
Verdun - Wikipedia Verdun ( v ɜːr ˈ d ʌ n vur-DUN, [3] UK also ˈ v ɛər d ʌ n VAIR-dun; [4] US also v ɛər ˈ d ʌ n vair-DUN; [5] French: ⓘ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France It is an arrondissement of the department
Verdun | France, Battle, World War I, World War II, Map | Britannica Verdun, town, Meuse département, Grand Est région, northeastern France, on the Meuse River Most of the town is on the left bank, near the Citadel Practically destroyed in World War I, Verdun was rebuilt with wide streets A cathedral, dating from the 11th century and rising on the highest point of the town, has been restored
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The Battle of Verdun – Mémorial de Verdun The Battle of Verdun took place between 21 February and 18 December 1916 on the hills north of the town of Verdun French and German troops fought for ten months Verdun marked the apogee of the fighting during the Great War, and the scale and the violence of the battle have made it one of the war’s most notable events
Battle of Verdun - HISTORY This World War I siege stemmed from German General Erich von Falkenhayn’s edict to elicit major bloodshed from the French defense of the fortress complex around Verdun