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Apr 16, 2024 · 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. Some 300,000 were killed.
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Battle of Verdun. / 49.20806°N 5.42194°E / 49.20806; 5.42194. 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 ...
- 21 February – 18 December 1916, (9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
- French victory
Battle of Verdun. French soldiers resting away from the front line at the Battle of Verdun, 1916. Battle of Verdun, (Feb. 21–July 1916) Major engagement of World War I between Germany and France. As part of its strategy of war by attrition, Germany selected the fortress of Verdun as the site it believed France would defend to the last man.
Operation Gericht —which means “judgment” or “tribunal”—was the German offensive of the Battle of Verdun. The operation was the brainchild of Erich von Falkenhayn, chief of the German general staff as the year 1915 was coming to a close. Descended from a long line of Prussian military men, he was a cold, rational, distant man.
The Battle of Verdun, 1916, was the longest and bloodiest battle in modern history, fought between the German and French armies over the ancient fortress city of Verdun on the River Meuse. The French defence of Verdun was based on strongpoints, artillery and supplies, while the German offensive was hampered by rain, mud and gas. The French won the battle after a series of counter attacks and the German offensive was reduced to the Somme front.
Oct 28, 2009 · The Battle of Verdun, the longest engagement of World War I, ends on this day after ten months and close to a million total casualties suffered by German and French troops. Learn about the causes, the weapons, the casualties, and the legacy of this historic siege that marked the bloodiest trench warfare on the Western Front.
About 150,000 on February 21, 1916. Casualties. 378,000; of whom 163,000 died. 330,000; of whom 143,000 died. The Battle of Verdun was one of the most important battles in World War I on the Western Front, fought between the German and French armies from February 21 to December 18, 1916, around the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in northeast France.
