The Battle of Verdun was also the theatre of an important air war battle. It was an air battle during which air superiority was introduced and that became the first large scale air battle of […]
- 04 -082016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, fourteenth episode : the rôle of artillery
The Battle of Verdun begun with a German offensive aimed at crushing the French front-line by an unprecedented massive artillery bombardment. This offensive preluded the more important ones that followed, such as the Battle of […]
- 04 -052016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, thirteenth episode : ” the sacred way “
By choosing Verdun, the German General Staff had thoroughly studied the sector and taken into consideration the complete isolation of the encircled city ; its railway network either cut or under a constant artillery fire […]
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