Slag bij Verdun (1916 CE)

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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. The German 5th Army attacked the defences of the Fortified Region of Verdun (RFV, Région Fortifiée de Verdun) and those of the French Second Army on the right (east) bank of the Meuse.

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Verdun and Vincinity - MapUnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons

Lot de 3 médailles de Siméon Desprez (003-1 médaille de la bataille de Verdun, 003-2 médaille croix du combattant, 003-3 médaille croix de guerre)Europeana 1914-1918CC BY-SA 3.0 Europeana

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Hugh Capet of France · 940 CE – 996 CE
Louis XIV of France · 1638 CE – 1715 CE

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