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Battle of Verdun

Do you know some of the important battle in World War One or The Great War? Many people were killed because of this war. The war I am going to tell you about is one of the most important wars in WW1. It also had many deaths and injuries. It was also the first war that the Germans used flamethrowers. It was also the longest battle ever fought in WW1. It is called the Battle of Verdun.

  I chose this topic because this war was important to the whole world I think. I think that if the French didn't win, the Triple Alliance would win.

  It was between the French and German Empire. The commanders of the French army were Robert Nivelle and Philippe Petain. The commanders of the German army were Erich von Falkenhayn and Crown Prince Wilhelm.  The French had 30,000 men on 21 February 1916. The Germans had150, 000 men on 21 February 1916.I happened in Verdun-sur-Meuse, France. The Germans decided to throw all their men against this fight. It was a battle that the French had to defend the trench and to not let the Germans get past it. It was a stalemate, neither Germany or France moved forward or backwards. At the end, America came in and helped the French. Since the American just came into the war, they had a lot of energy. The French pushed very far until they too Fort Vaux. That is when Germany decided to retreat.

  I think that this war very a very good topic for this assignment, since many sites on the Internet have very deep content bout this war. It is also one of the important wars in the WW1.  I think that both sides lost one major thing, soldiers. The number of soldiers that died was tremendously huge.

Sources:

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