battle of Verdun

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a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped

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Famous battles in France include Battle of Verdun (spanning 10 months from 21 February to 18 December 1916), Battle of the Somme (1 July to 18 November 1916), and five separate conflicts called the Battle of Ypres (from 1914 to 1918). Source: Internet

German loss rates increased relative to French rates, from 2.2:1 in early 1915 to close to 1:1 by the end of the Battle of Verdun and rough parity continued during the Nivelle Offensive in 1917. Source: Internet

Much of the fight over gun policy drags on, like the Battle of Verdun throughout the hilltops and valleys of Congress. Source: Internet

For the Battle of Verdun, the Sanitätsbericht main contained incomplete data for the Verdun area, did not define "wounded" and the 5th Army field reports exclude them. Source: Internet

On 3 May the weary French 2nd Colonial Division, veterans of the Battle of Verdun, refused their orders, arriving drunk and without their weapons. Source: Internet

Pétain had been the leader of French forces at the dramatic Battle of Verdun in World War I, for which he was revered by his contemporaries. Source: Internet

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