probing French defenses according to plan in preparation for a much larger attack scheduled for the following day (below, a German howitzer at Verdun). 20 th Century Battles Indeed the advance on ...

Witness the horror of the Battle of Verdun - the deadliest, longest, and most dreadful clash of WWI. Experience the nightmarish landscapes and the colossal toll it took on French and German soldiers.

Falkenhayn's successors, Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, upheld the decision to suspend attacks at Verdun, but Germany defended its new positions there. It would be another four months ...

The battle, fought near Verdun during the final months of the ... detailed warnings about what to do in the event of a gas attack. Could this map be an authentic relic from this critical battle?

However the British attack forced the German Army to divert troops from its siege of the French at Verdun. This allowed the French to launch a successful counter attack against the German forces ...