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1916: The Battle of Verdun
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<blockquote data-quote="mistyshade" data-source="post: 5527" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Hello all.</p><p>Haven't posted for a while, but here goes.</p><p></p><p>The Battle of Verdun, 1916.</p><p></p><p>The battle started on 21st February and continued until the 18th December.</p><p>This was between mostly French and German armies on a very important strategic part of the line. Both armies fought themselves to a standstill with enormous numbers of casualties incurred by both sides.</p><p>I do feel that after I learnt about this battle, France has never, truly, recovered. This is a personal observation and open to discussion and argument. None the less, to our French members, your sacrifice has not been forgotten.</p><p>During the battle it was decided that British and Dominion armies should also engage the enemy in a large scale attack to help relieve the French and take the pressure off. This became The Battle of the Somme. A horror story I will expand upon in July.</p><p>In 2000, the casualty list was estimated as 710,000. More recently, it has expanded to 950,000.</p><p>Overall at Verdun for the whole of the 1914-18 war there were 1,250,000 casualties.</p><p>A sobering thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mistyshade, post: 5527, member: 126"] Hello all. Haven't posted for a while, but here goes. The Battle of Verdun, 1916. The battle started on 21st February and continued until the 18th December. This was between mostly French and German armies on a very important strategic part of the line. Both armies fought themselves to a standstill with enormous numbers of casualties incurred by both sides. I do feel that after I learnt about this battle, France has never, truly, recovered. This is a personal observation and open to discussion and argument. None the less, to our French members, your sacrifice has not been forgotten. During the battle it was decided that British and Dominion armies should also engage the enemy in a large scale attack to help relieve the French and take the pressure off. This became The Battle of the Somme. A horror story I will expand upon in July. In 2000, the casualty list was estimated as 710,000. More recently, it has expanded to 950,000. Overall at Verdun for the whole of the 1914-18 war there were 1,250,000 casualties. A sobering thought. [/QUOTE]
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