Philippe Petain .
The Battle Of Verdun
Verdun.
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it was the cause of the battle of the somme which was the bloodiest first day in British history, the battle of verdun was going badly for the allies so Haig decided to divert the Gemans and releive the pressure on verdun, which it did but created lot of casulaties on the first day, the worst in history The battle of Verdun was simply a German derived strategy to bleed the French army dry. Attrition, attrition, attrition. The German leadership knew that the French would never break at Verdun so more and more troops were fed into the meat grinder. Of course German losses were horrendous too.
Philippe Petain .
The Battle Of Verdun
d. Verdun WW1
The French General who defended Verdun in 1916 was General Nivelle. Nivelle planned and executed an attack against the Germans.
They shall not pass
For a number of months the French had been taking severe losses at Verdun - to the east of Paris. To relieve the French, the Allied High Command decided to attack the Germans to the north of Verdun therefore requiring the Germans to move some of their men away from the Verdun battlefield thus relieving the French. Basically, the French wanted the Germans to get off their land.
Verdun was the most important during WWI. There are a lot of towns on the River in northeastern France, just like any river.
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Verdun.
It was the job of Field Marshall Hague to stop release the constant pressure of the french from the Germans at Verdun. Verdun was a very important place because of it's geographical position. By attacking at the Somme the GGermans moved up the line to the Somme which relieved the pressure at Verdun. So as Hague relieved the pressure off the french at Verdun, he had completed his mission objective. Despite the heavy casualties, he was doing his job. I personally think that it was terrible, and he wasn't very clever though....
In WWI, the Germans did not capture Verdun. However, the battle for Verdun in 1916 lasted about 300 days. The French were able to defend Verdun, but casualties on both sides were high. Over 700,000 men died during this battle.
The Battle of Verdun, fought from February to December 1916 during World War I, primarily involved France and Germany. The French forces aimed to defend the fortress city of Verdun against a massive German offensive. This battle became one of the longest and costliest engagements of the war, symbolizing French determination and resilience. Ultimately, the French successfully held Verdun, but at a tremendous cost in terms of casualties on both sides.