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The Battle of Verdun (21 February – 16 December 1916) began a week after Joffre and Haig agreed to mount an offensive on the Somme. The German offensive at Verdun was intended to threaten the capture of the city and induce the French to fight an attrition battle, in which German advantages of terrain and firepower would cause the French ...
Schlacht an der Somme; 1916; Beaumont-Hamel; Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais) Puisieux (Pas-de-Calais) Usage on et.wikipedia.org Somme'i lahing; Usage on eu.wikipedia.org Ancre ibaiko gudua; Usage on fa.wikipedia.org نبرد سم; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Bataille de la Somme; Georges de Bazelaire; Bataille de la crête de Bazentin; Bataille de Morval
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.
Map showing conditions immediately following the war: totally destroyed areas in red, areas of major damage in yellow, moderately damaged areas in green, and undamaged areas in blue A German trench at Delville Wood, near Longueval (), that was destroyed in 1916 in the Red Zone Verdun battlefield (2005)
The First Battle of the Somme in France was from 1 July to 13 November. [31] On 16 January 1917, Germany sent the Zimmermann telegram to Mexico, asking the Mexican government to ally with Germany and Japan in case the U.S. declared war on Germany. The discovery of the telegram by the Allies quickened the U.S.' entry into the war. [32]
The heights of Le Mort Homme (French pronunciation: [lə mɔʁ ɔm]) or Dead Man's Hill (German: Toter Mann) lie within the French municipality of Cumières-le-Mort-Homme around 10 km (6 mi) north-west of the city of Verdun in France. The hill became known during the Battle of Verdun during the First World War as the site of much fighting.
French illustration of the road during the battle of Verdun Map of Voie Sacrée, France. The Voie Sacrée ("Sacred Way") is a road that connects Bar-le-Duc to Verdun , France. It was given its name because of the vital role it played during the Battle of Verdun in World War I.
Bird's-eye view of Verdun in 1638 Map of the city and citadel of Verdun (c. 1770) Verdun (Verodunum, a latinisation of a place name meaning "strong fort" in Gaulish) was founded by the Gauls. [citation needed] It has been the seat of the bishop of Verdun since the 4th century, with interruptions. [6]