Battle of Verdun (feb 21, 1916 – dec 18, 1916)
Description:
The Germans mounted an attack on the French at Verdun designed to ‘bleed the French dry’. Although the fighting continued for nine months, the battle was inconclusive. Casualties were enormous on both sides with the Germans losing 430,000 men and the French 540,000Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 21, 1916
dec 18, 1916
~ 10 months