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Before attack

Before attack The attack

The battle on the wings

The conditions of the international situation in the winter 1915/1916 favoured a crucial impact, for better chances of success at the western front. The German supreme command thougt that the Russians were not smashed, Serbia and Italy played as opponents a role, Englands power became less, France weakened through losses already suffered. At the end of of 1915 decided the German supreme command the removal of the fortress Verdun to straighten the frontarc and to further develop the German position in the west. This project, named as "Unternehmen Gericht" lay in the range of the 5. Army under the command of the Kronprinzen Friedrich.

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