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...

The first Battle of Verdun was fought between 29 August and 2 September 1792 between French Revolutionary forces and a Prussian army during the opening...

the longest battle in modern history in the First World War. Verdun is situated on both banks of the river Meuse, in the northern part of the Meuse department...

Imperial German Army began the Battle of Verdun on the Meuse on 21 February 1916, French commanders diverted many of the divisions intended for the Somme...

achieving the rank of colonel by the outbreak of World War I. He led the French Army to victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun, for which he was...

Among the most costly of these offensives were the Battle of Verdun, in 1916, with a combined 700,000 casualties, the Battle of the Somme, also in 1916...

The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War. It is situated on the battlefield...

the war, including those of Manfred von Richthofen, T. E. Lawrence, Alvin York, the Attack of the Dead Men, the Battle of Verdun, and others. The album's...

notable case is the Battle of Verdun in 1916. German Chief of Staff Erich von Falkenhayn is often associated with a strategy of deliberate attrition...

May 1916, he succeeded Philippe Pétain as commander of the French Second Army in the Battle of Verdun, leading counter-offensives that rolled back the German...

participation in the Battle of Verdun. McConnell expresses the strict rules and regulations that were put in place, but also notes the large amount of freedom gained...

battles fought in South America in the 20th century, coming to be labeled as the "South American Verdun" by comparison with the Battle of Verdun of World...

capture Verdun and induce a battle of attrition was executed. After a few weeks, the battle became a series of local actions. For the French, the battle signified...

fall of Fort Douaumont, only three days after the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, shocked the French Army. It set the stage for the rest of a battle which...

into custody. August 29–September 2 – War of the First Coalition: Battle of Verdun – Prussian forces defeat French troops led by Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire...

take a German East African defensive position. February 21 – WWI: The Battle of Verdun begins in France. March 8–9 – Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads...

counter-offensive. The battle took place between Paris and Verdun, a west-to-east[clarification needed] distance of 230 km (140 mi). The point of decision and the...

commemoration of the Battle of Verdun. According to Libération, on 21 May 2016, Lamarana Amadou, president of the Association of the Children of Senegalese...

facto commander of the Imperial German Army after the German defeat at the Battle of Verdun, gave decisive support to the development of assault battalions...

Verdun is a city in the Meuse département of France. It also refers to the Battle of Verdun, fought near the above. Verdun may also refer to: J Robert...

the Battle of Verdun in World War I, as well as to the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II. It has been called the most prominent urban battle of the...

Greece and others entered the war from 1915 onward. Major battles including those at Verdun, the Somme, and Passchendaele, failed to break the stalemate...

failure of his offensive strategy in the west at the Battle of Verdun, the opening of the Battle of the Somme, the Brusilov Offensive and the Romanian entry...

their preparations for the offensive at Verdun and later attempts to divert Allied resources from the Battle of the Somme. Other operations were begun...

at the Battle of Verdun in 1916. Atkin Buckingham Atkin, Nicolas. Petain. Routledge, 2014; ISBN 978-0582070370 Buckingham, William F. Verdun 1916: The...

Verdun, or Verdun Street, is an upscale commercial and residential street in Beirut, Lebanon. The street was named in honor of the Battle of Verdun during...

short respite, it entered into the Battle of Verdun in June 1916. The regiments of the Alpenkorps lost over 70% of their strength in the fighting around...

features four new maps set in the Battle of Verdun and the Second Battle of the Marne; Fort de Vaux, Soissons, Rupture, and Verdun Heights. They Shall Not Pass...

beginning of World War I, and died two years later at the Battle of Verdun. In the 1930s, the Nazis named him a degenerate artist as part of their suppression...

connects Bar-le-Duc to Verdun (Meuse), France. It was given its name because of the vital role it played during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. After...