On 21 February 1916, at 7 o’clock in the morning French positions came under a deluge of iron and an uninterrupted sea of fire lasting over 9 hours from the German artillery composed of 1,200 […]
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The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, third episode : the german offensive, 21-25 february 1916
- 02 -262016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, second episode : german objectives at Verdun
In September 1915, French operations conducted during the Third Battle of Artois and the Second Battle of Champagne proved to be costly defeats as the opponent fully demonstrated its military superiority. However, in Germany economic […]
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The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, first episode : geography of the battle, the left and right banks of the Meuse
The Battle of Verdun took place on both sides of the Meuse, running west to east from the crest of Les Eparges to the Buttes of Vauquois both zones of violent fighting for the control […]
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