verdun

     

Coorinates: 49°09′39″N 5°23′18″E / 49.160800, 5.388422

Trivia about verdun

  • "V" was for this Feb.-to-Dec. 1916 battle, begun by a surprise attack, in which Charles De Gaulle fought
  • There were over 600,000 casualites in the 1916 battle for this French city
  • Henri Petain was a hero for the victory at this fortress in 1916, at a cost of over 500,000 French casualties
  • In the 1916 battle of this French fortress city, France had more than half a million casualties

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