Battle Of Verdun In World War 1

The Battle of Fromelles took place in North of France in the town of Fromelles, Nord on the 19th of April 1916.

Source one is a primary source with interviews elucidating the strategies undertaken at the Battle of Verdun and the soldier’s perplexing encounters of war. The perspective of this source varies with differing speakers with the first is that of the narrator, describing the history of of the German armies, with mention of Allied responses, giving it the main perspective that of a German history. Due to the first perspective not having a name identified, it therefore reduces the reliability. German solider Ernst Weckerling is that of the second perspective, reiterating his duties and events during his time in Verdun. The final perspective is that of Marcel Batreau, and is analogous to Weckerling’s perspective, with Batreau, a French soldier, telling his version of events during the battle.

There were many battles that were fought during this war, but it was all worth it for a long shot. Some famous battles are Battle of Bunker Hill ,Battle of Brooklyn Hill, and BAttle of Quebec. And those are just a few.

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Good morning/afternoon class. Today I will be talking to you about the Battle of Verdun. The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle during WW1 fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, fought on the Western Front. The Western Front was one of the main battle grounds in WW1 located in France. The battle was fought between the German and French armies and caused over 700,00 casualties.

In 1915 the Allied and German forces were both seeking a decisive victory to end the war. The German army decided that the location of this victory would be the city of Verdun. Verdun is located 150 miles from Paris, France were the French Army headquarters was located. General Falkenhayn believed that the French Army would never accept the loss of a major defensive city so close to the headquarters. Operation Judgment became the code name for this battle which was to bleed the French Army of Soldiers through the defense of Verdun. The result of this operation was the longest and most gruesome battle of World War 1.

The way battle were fought over the past centuries have changed, from rocks and fists to tanks and gasses. Battles are caused by many things, back in time they would be caused for the want of a strip of land to even something as simple as one country not paying back what they own/promise such as their alliances. Battles need tactics and intense planning, which could be needed in order to attack opponents. During World War I, there were many surprises and especially many casualties. The main event would be perceived as The Battle of Ypres; more specifically being The Second Battle of Ypres. The Second Battle of Ypres had many introductions to battle changing how war is fought to this day. This paper will trace the course of the Second Battle of Ypres; from its background, events that occurred during the war, and the outcome.

“The Battle of Verdun resulted in more than a quarter of a million deaths and approximately half a million wounded. Verdun was the longest battle and one of the bloodiest in World War I. In both France and Germany, it has come to represent the horrors of war, similar to the significance of the Battle of the Somme in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. (New World Encyclopedia, 2016).”

The Somme offensive, also known as the battle of the Somme, took place in 1916 between the first of July and 18 November at the Somme, a river in France. In this battle the armies of the British and the French Empires worked together to defeat the army of the German Empire which resulted in a massacre with over 1,000,000 casualties. In the year 1915, one year prior to the actual battle, a commitment was made by the Allies. Their plan was to execute a series of combined offensives against the Central Powers of the Germans. The French and the British armies would do most of the assualts but the Russians and the Italians contributed to the offensives on the Italian and Eastern front.

France was immediately involved in the war on August 3, 1914 when Germany invaded. Most of the fighting took place in France.

secondly, On the first day, Germans had 12000 casualties, Britain and France had a total of 64000 casualties. Britain and France lost many men that made it harder for them to attack whereas Germans couldn't afford to lose many men so they

It was one of the most prominent battles of World War Two. One that tested the strengths and weaknesses of the Worlds top air forces, the formidable Luftwaffe, and the revered Royal Air Force. It was the Battle of Britain.

I am Researching World war One and it's simple yet complex beginning while using one major battle during WW1. The battle of Verdun was my final choice because along with being one of the focal point battles of the war, it has a very deep backstory, along with an interesting symbolic meaning to both side. Verdun is meant to be a defended area. Why did the German attack there when there was other less defended areas around the French border. I decided to talk about the Germans because of their huge involvement in World War One even though they were not one of the initial nations in the conflict. The German reason for entering has a backstory that goes back decades and it is full of jealousy in grudges across the Hapsburg family. The

The battle of Verdun was one of the bloodies battles in WW1, in fact it was one of the bloodiest battles in world history up to that point. It was also the longest battle of WW1 lasting at around 10 months (In class notes). The battle was kicked off by letter sent the the Kaiser by German Chief of Staff Falkenhayn (Intro to the documents at the top of the page). He states that the key to winning the war did not rely on the Eastern Front against Russia, but rather on the Western front (First paragraph in “The battle of Verdun, 1916). He claimed that defeating France would incline Britain to seek terms with Germany (End of first paragraph).

The Battle of Verdun and the Battle of Stalingrad may well be the most gruesome battles in recent history. Both are excellent examples of how important morale is in winning a war. If either of these cities would have fallen to the Germans, history might have unfolded in a very different way than what we see here today.