Battle of Verdun

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noun 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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The Battle of Verdun was a battle for moral values, and the possession of the town itself was never of any real military value.

They Shall Not Pass 1907
The book is about the Battle of Verdun, which in a few months killed 160,000 Frenchmen.

Archive 2006-04-01 Tripp 2006
The book is about the Battle of Verdun, which in a few months killed 160,000 Frenchmen.

Just watching Blackadder is not enough Tripp 2006
And out of this, there grew the terrible madness of the Battle of Verdun.

My Life Trotsky, Leon 1930
The Battle of Verdun, as it is disclosed to an observer who stands on

They Shall Not Pass 1907
The Battle of Verdun, which continued through from February 21, 1916, to the 16th of December, ranks next to the Battle of the Marne as the greatest drama of the world war.

World's War Events, Vol. II 1902
This storm of artillery continued night and day; it was the relentless, crushing continuity of the fire which exhausted the adversary and made the Battle of Verdun a hell on earth.

World's War Events, Vol. II 1902
The Battle of Verdun was not mentioned in the school system.

Right Wing News 2010
And on this day in 1916 the Battle of Verdun came to an end.

Pawatercooler.com 2009
It was held near the site of the Battle of Verdun, where some 300,000 soldiers lost their lives during 300 days of fighting between French and German troops.

unknown title 2008