ARMIES CLASH AT VERDUN IN GLOBE'S

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ARMIES CLASH AT VERDUN IN GLOBE'S
GREATEST BATTLE

The Battle of Verdun was a siege by the Germans on the fortified area near the French city of Verdun-sur-Meuse. The longest battle of the First World War, Verdun marked the point when the German army switched its focus from the Eastern front of Russia to the Western front. Over a quarter million men were killed, and the battle evolved into a costly, lengthy stalemate that did not achieve its objectives.

Images of Verdun:
1. A map of the area where the Battle of Verdun was fought., as it looked from February 21st to December 20th of 1916.
2. "French soldiers of the 87th Regiment, 6th Division, at Côte 304, (Hill 304), northwest of Verdun, 1916."
3. A German aerial photograph of the Douaumont fortress (built to protect Verdun from Germany) before the battle...
4. ...And after the battle.

Source(s)

Information Sources:
"Battles - The Battle of Verdun, 1916." FirstWorldWar.com: A Multimedia History of World War One, www.firstworldwar.com/battles/verdun.htm

"Battle of Verdun." Accessed December 13, 2010 on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun

Image Sources:
1. "Battle of Verdun: Verdun and Vicinity - 21 February - 20 December 1916." The Department of History at the United States Military Academy, www.dean.usma.edu
2. "French soldiers of the 87th Regiment, 6th Division, at Côte 304, (Hill 304), northwest of Verdun, 1916." Wikimedia Commons.
3. "Fort Doaumont 1916." German Government, Department of Photos and Film. Via Wikimedia Commons.
4. "Fort Douaumont Ende 1916." German Government, Department of Photos and Film. Via Wikimedia Commons.

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