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| − | In 1916, the '''Battle of Verdun''' between the [[French]] and [[Germans]] may have been the most demanding battle in world history. The struggle started when the Germans attacked Verdun, France, a city surrounded by a ring of underground forts. At least 220,000 soldiers died, and at least 480,000 were wounded in this 10-month struggle that accomplished nothing. At the end the front lines were in nearly the same locations as at the beginning. | + | In 1916, the '''Battle of Verdun''' between the [[French]] and [[Germans]] may have been the most demanding battle in world history. The struggle started when the Germans attacked Verdun, France, a city surrounded by a ring of underground forts. At least 220,000 soldiers died, and at least 480,000 were wounded in this 10-month struggle that accomplished next to nothing. At the end the front lines were in nearly the same locations as at the beginning. |
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Revision as of 20:29, January 17, 2011
In 1916, the Battle of Verdun between the French and Germans may have been the most demanding battle in world history. The struggle started when the Germans attacked Verdun, France, a city surrounded by a ring of underground forts. At least 220,000 soldiers died, and at least 480,000 were wounded in this 10-month struggle that accomplished next to nothing. At the end the front lines were in nearly the same locations as at the beginning.