21 February 1916: The Battle of Verdun
German dead at the battle of Verdun.
Image source: Wikipedia.
Image source: Wikipedia.
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Verdun (World War I), one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare.
Via Wikipedia.
The Battle of Verdun was a major battle of the Western Front in World War I. The battle was fought between the German and French armies between February 21 and 19 December 1916 around Verdun-sur-Meuse in northeast France. It resulted in more than a quarter of a million deaths and about half a million wounded. It was the longest battle of World War I, and the second bloodiest after the battle of the Somme (1916).
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