Battle of Verdun
by Ahsan Sajid
1. Facts
1.1. The chief architect of the battle of Verdun was Erich von Falkenhayn
1.2. Lasted 300 days
1.3. Resulted in 800,00 casualties
1.4. Started at 21st Feb,1916
1.5. Ended at 15th Dec,1916
2. Results
2.1. The French had lost 377,000 soldiers
2.2. Germans had lost 330,000 soldiers
2.3. Falkenhayn plan to destroy the French army had failed
2.4. France emerged as victor
2.5. Neither side had much to show in the way of military gains
3. Longest single battle of WWI
3.1. Primary reason for the British starting Battle of Somme in July 1916
4. Why did it happen?
4.1. It was originally planned by the German chief to secure victory for Germany on the western front
4.2. The aim was to crush the French army before the allies grew in strength
4.3. Without the France's ninety-six division the Allies would be unable to continue fighting in the west
