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Battle of Verdun 1916

Germany and France fight for ten months on the Meuse with hundreds of thousands of casualties: the “mincer”.

Map showing the location of Battle of VerdunVerdun
Border map for 1914. See Europe in 1914.

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Key facts

Date1916
TypeBattle
Location49.16° N, 5.38° E
Nearest city on the mapTrier (about 112 km)
Territory of (map of 1914)France

Rulers in 1916

RealmRulerReign
Franks / HRE / GermanyKaiser Wilhelm II1888–1918
FranceThird Republic1870–1940
England / UKGeorge V1910–1936
Rus' / RussiaNicholas II1894–1917
Ottomans / TurkeyMehmed V1909–1918

Europe around 1916

YearEventWhere
1914Sarajevo assassination; First World War beginsSarajevo
1915Gallipoli campaignGallipoli Campaign
1917Russian October RevolutionSt Petersburg
1918WWI ends; empires collapse
1919Treaty of VersaillesVersailles

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