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Poster
This poster is written in French. It represents the fighting and hardships of the battle. -
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Old Newspaper Article about Verdun
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Germans Bombard French
The Germans came in and bombarded the French Fort at Verdun at 7:15 -
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Battle of Verdun
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Germans have another success
At first the poor weather stalled the attack the Germans were going to initiate. On the 25th though they managed to invade and take over the outer Fort of Douaumont without even firing a shot. -
French Reinforcements (not exact date)
In late February the French funneled 190,000 troops and 25,000 tons of resources to the front lines, which saved their efforts against the first German offensive -
Meuse is attacked by Germans
The Germans forced a launch on the west of Meuse but it doesn't make much progress -
Fort Vaux taken over by Germans
The battle to take it over lasted five days. Finally the French surrendered, but this is bad because it was their main position. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme takes pressure off of the French at Verdun because the Germans are now fighting both the French and English -
French takes back control
French bombards German lines making advances and recapturing fort douaumont. This starts on October 19 and ends on October 24. -
French bombards Germans
French makes 1.8 miles of advances on the first day and retakes Fort Vaux -
The Germans lose their advantage
French come at the Germans in Verdun pushing them back to where they began which was at Bois de Chaume. This leaves them with no territorial gains at Verdun. -
The Battle Ends
The battle of Verdun ends after over 300,000 casualties and 10 months. Neither side had a decisive victory, but the French did capture 11,000 Germans in the last 3 days of battle.
