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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.
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 ...
The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme; German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a major battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper ...
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 ...
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.
Fort Douaumont. Forts around Verdun. Douaumont is north-east of Verdun at upper right. Limits of German advance as at 26 February and 6 September 1916 are black lines, the river Meuse, flowing to the north, is the blue line at left. Fort Douaumont (French: Fort de Douaumont) was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive ...
General Pershing authorized the results of the Meuse-Argonne Campaign, the greatest battle in American history up to that time, in his Final Report: "Between 26 September and 11 November, 22 American and 4 French divisions, on the front extending from southeast of Verdun to the Argonne Forest, had engaged and decisively beaten 47 different ...
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 ...