Battle of Verdun
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War I
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: February 21-Summer, 1916
Article abstract: The Battle of Verdun begins as part of a German plan to force surrender of France through excessive losses, but inflicts heavy costs on both sides.
Summary of Event
When Allied and German forces reached a stalemate on the western front following the Battle of the Marne in 1914, they prepared different strategies. The French and the British tried to break through the German lines and repeatedly attacked German defenses along the hastily fortified northern portion of the front, but the German lines held despite bloody assaults at Ypres...
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