feb 21, 1916 - Battle of Verdun
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German General Erich von Falkenhayn launches an offensive into Verdun. He knows that the French would not abandon it and would defend of it to the last man, as it not only is an important strategic fortress town but also a symbolic one.In his own words, "It is to bleed France white," a strategy of attrition.
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Date:
feb 21, 1916
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~ 109 years ago