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Why Is The Battle Of Verdun: So Important To World War One?

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The battle of Verdun is very important to the World War 1 that happened on February 21st 1916 and that is because the battle was the longest single battle of WW1. The impact the battle had on the French Army was a primary reason for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 in an effort to take German pressure off of the French at Verdun. Now the three you may not know about the battle of Verdun, and those are the following: One, the German designed Verdun to be a battle of attrition, World War I battles often started with tactical objectives and devolved into bloody stalemates, but most historians believe that Verdun was intended to be a “meat grinder” from the very beginning. Second, the battle of Verdun had very symbolic
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