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War or conflict Start date End date Duration Reconquista: 711: 1492: 781 years Anglo-French Wars: 1109: 1815: 706 years Roman–Persian Wars: 54 BC: 628: 681 years
The battle lasted for 302 days, one of the longest and costliest in human history. In 2000, Hannes Heer and Klaus Naumann calculated that the French suffered 377,231 casualties and the Germans 337,000, a total of 714,231 and an average of 70,000 a month.
The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles. Large battle casualty counts are usually impossible to calculate precisely, but few in this list may include somewhat precise numbers.
Lists of battles fought in Africa (see also List of conflicts in Africa) List of battles in South Africa; Lists of battles fought in the Americas Lists of battles fought in U.S. states (see also Category:Battles by U.S. state): Lists of battles fought in Europe (see also List of conflicts in Europe) Last battle on British soil
Below is a set of articles which each provide a list of wars within a specific time period, each covering at least several decades or more. List of wars: before 1000
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) was a series of battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944, between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II, in the Hürtgen Forest, a 140 km 2 (54 sq mi) area about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Belgian–German border. [1]
Even in the longest, bloodiest, battle scenes there are vignettes that stand out […]. It is as spectacular as a movie can possibly be and yet it has a human fullness." [108] Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of 19 reviews were positive, with an average rating of 8.97/10. [109]
Battles Without Honor and Humanity has been released on home video and aired on television, the latter with some scenes cut. In 1980, the first four films were edited into a 224-minute compilation which was given a limited theatrical release and broadcast on Toei's TV network.