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  2. Escape from Tarkov - Wikipedia

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    Escape from Tarkov is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game in development by Battlestate Games for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in the fictional Norvinsk region in northwestern Russia , where a war is taking place between two private military companies (United Security "USEC" and the Battle Encounter Assault Regiment ...

  3. Verdun - Wikipedia

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    Verdun (Verodunum, a latinisation of a place name meaning "strong fort " in Gaulish) was founded by the Gauls. [citation needed] It has been the seat of the bishop of Verdun since the 4th century, with interruptions. [ 6 ] In 486, following the decisive Frankish victory at the Battle of Soissons, the city (amongst several other nearby cities ...

  4. Battle of Verdun - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse.

  5. Fort Vaux - Wikipedia

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    Fort Vaux (French: Fort de Vaux), in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the city of Verdun. Built from 1881 to 1884 for 1,500,000 francs, it housed a garrison of 150 men. Vaux was the second fort to fall in the Battle of Verdun after Fort Douaumont ...

  6. Douaumont Ossuary - Wikipedia

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    Reference no. 1567-ME05. The Douaumont Ossuary (French: Ossuaire de Douaumont) [1] is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. It is located in Douaumont-Vaux, France, within the Verdun battlefield, and immediately next to the Fleury-devant-Douaumont National ...

  7. Voie Sacrée - Wikipedia

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    French illustration of the road during the battle of Verdun. Map of Voie Sacrée, France. The Voie Sacrée ("Sacred Way") is a road that connects Bar-le-Duc to Verdun (Meuse), France. It was given its name because of the vital role it played during the Battle of Verdun in World War I.

  8. Verdun Memorial - Wikipedia

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    Verdun Memorial. France. For the French and German who fought in the Battle of Verdun. Location. 49°11′41″N 5°26′1″E  /  49.19472°N 5.43361°E  / 49.19472; 5.43361  (Verdun Memorial) The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War. It is situated on ...

  9. Siege of Verdun (1870) - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Verdun was a battle fought in France during the Franco-Prussian War [8][9] from 13 October until 8 November 1870. The siege was launched by the Legion of Saxony. After fierce resistance by the French army at the fortress of Verdun (longer resistance than any other French fortress), the siege ended with Verdun taking the lead with ...