In September 1916, following the German General Staff’s decision to halt its offensive policy, the fighting eased in all the sectors. On 13 September 1916, the President of France, Monsieur Raymond Poincaré visited Verdun where […]
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The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, sixth episode : the french offensives 19 October – 15 December, 1916
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The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, fifth episode : the grinding battle of attrition, 1 May to 2 September 1916
On a battlefield where the ground shook again and again from the incessant pounding of artillery that resulted in 80 percent of human casualties, attacks and counterattacks succeeded one another without interruption. Worrying over the […]
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The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, fourth episode : the battle for the flanks, expansion of the battle to the left bank of the Meuse, 21 February to 1 may 1916
On 26 February 1916, French reinforcements started arriving on the front line. 132 infantry battalions and 25,000 tons of ammunitions, war materiel and equipment were routed through the only available corridor, a single narrow road […]
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