Germany's Turning Point

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Germany advanced their forces on the French army in February of 1916. This led to the victory of the battle of Verdun won by the Triple Entente. The Germans captured Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux from the French Army. After one week of battle, the Germans had advanced 6 miles. The trench battle continued until July 14th when the Germans called off their offensive. This was the turning point in the battle for the French. In the fall of that year, the French regained Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux. The French continued to advance on the German Army. This battle had lasted 10 months and saw 600,000 casualties. Erich Von Falkenhayn, the German’s general, was dismissed after the battle of Verdun due to his failure. In October of 1917, Italian forces