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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.
The siege of Verdun was a battle fought in France during the Franco-Prussian War [8] [9] from 13 October until 8 November 1870. The siege was launched by the Legion of Saxony. After fierce resistance by the French army at the fortress of Verdun (longer resistance than any other French fortress), the siege ended with Verdun taking the lead with ...
The Battle of Verdun begins. [59] February 26 African: Battle of Agagia: Senussi rebellion suppressed by the British. February 28 African: German Kamerun (Cameroon) surrenders. March 1 Naval: Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare. March 1–15 Italian: Fifth Battle of the Isonzo. March 2 – August 4 Caucasian: Battle of Bitlis.
21 February – Battle of Verdun begins. 27 April – Battle of Hulluch in World War I , 47th Brigade, 16th Irish Division decimated in one of the most heavily concentrated gas attacks of the war. 16 May – Britain and France conclude the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement to divide Arab areas of the Ottoman Empire following the conclusion of World ...
The French town of Verdun was the site of the Battle of Verdun during the First World War, one of the most costly battles in military history.Since then, cemeteries and memorials have been established for casualties on both sides, as well as for significant individuals and events related to the battle.
February 21 – The Battle of Verdun begins. The Germans deploy 168 aircraft. To support the morale of French troops defending against the German offensive, the future French ace Jean Navarre soon begins daily aerobatic flights over the front line in a Nieuport 11 Bébé ("Baby") fighter with its fuselage painted in French red, white, and blue ...
On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe started attacking southern England. In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation ...
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 ...