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Battle of Verdun

1916 Lothringen Materialschlacht

British Museum exhibition: "The other side of the medal: how Germany saw the First World War", 9 May – 23 November 2014

British Museum exhibition: "The other side of the medal: how Germany saw the First World War", 9 May – 23 November 2014

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Verdun and Vincinity - Map

Verdun and Vincinity - Map

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Sujet : Bataille de Verdun (1916)
Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) -- Guerre de tranchées
Verdun (Meuse, France ; région)
France. Armée. Régiment d'infanterie (164)
Référence bibliographique : Rol, 47413
Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol
Image de presse
Couverture : .. juillet 1916

Langue : français

Sujet : Bataille de Verdun (1916) Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) -- Guerre de tranchées Verdun (Meuse, France ; région) France. Armée. Régiment d'infanterie (164) Référence bibliographique : Rol, 47413 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Pho20Rol Image de presse Couverture : .. juillet 1916 Langue : français

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12th Engineer Regiment, the Roundhouse, Woinville, France (Missouri Historical Society P0389-000263)

12th Engineer Regiment, the Roundhouse, Woinville, France (Missouri Historical Society P0389-000263)

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55-Verdun-sur-Meuse-rue Saint-Pierre bombardements-1916

55-Verdun-sur-Meuse-rue Saint-Pierre bombardements-1916

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Certificat de décès du soldat de 2ème classe Antonio Sanchez (5e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens), pied-noir né dans le département français d'Oran le 6 mars 1891. Mort pour la France tué à l'ennemi pendant la bataille de Verdun le 2 mai 1916.

Certificat de décès du soldat de 2ème classe Antonio Sanchez (5e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens), pied-noir né dans le département français d'Oran le 6 mars 1891. Mort pour la France tué à l'ennemi pendant la bataille de Verdun le 2 mai 1916.

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Title: Am'n [i.e. American] Ambulance on road to Verdun, shell bursting
Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Title: Am'n [i.e. American] Ambulance on road to Verdun, shell bursting Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

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Title: American Ambulance field hospital at Verdun
Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Title: American Ambulance field hospital at Verdun Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

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Title: American Ambulance field service, Verdun
Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Title: American Ambulance field service, Verdun Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

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Title: American soldiers in trenches, France, 1918: USASC #23056 (near Verdun)
Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

Title: American soldiers in trenches, France, 1918: USASC #23056 (near Verdun) Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

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Barrage fire on Verdun from Barancourt (February 22, 1916)

Barrage fire on Verdun from Barancourt (February 22, 1916)

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Bataille de Verdun - 1ere ligne - (photo VestPocket Kodak Marius Vasse 1891-1987)

Bataille de Verdun - 1ere ligne - (photo VestPocket Kodak Marius Vasse 1891-1987)

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French soldiers moving into attack from their trench during the Battle of Verdun, 1916.

French soldiers moving into attack from their trench during the Battle of Verdun, 1916.

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Un champ de bataille de Verdun pendant la guerre 1914-1918 qui conserve les impacts d'obus

Un champ de bataille de Verdun pendant la guerre 1914-1918 qui conserve les impacts d'obus

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Printed in Great Britain

Subjects: Verdun, Battle of, Verdun, France, 1916

Printed in Great Britain Subjects: Verdun, Battle of, Verdun, France, 1916

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Bavarian Reserve Railway Construction Company 4, secondary railway siding to the provisions  of Prémont, taken on 25. 5. 1917. Before Verdun, light railway station, station, railway

Bavarian Reserve Railway Construction Company 4, secondary railway siding to the provisions of Prémont, taken on 25. 5. 1917. Before Verdun, light railway station, station, railway

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Bei Verdun, Feldbahn (Caplager - Faßwald) Mai-Juni 1916

Bei Verdun, Feldbahn (Caplager - Faßwald) Mai-Juni 1916

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Verdun.

Verdun.

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Lead bullet from shrapnel shell recovered on the Verdun battlefield in France.

Lead bullet from shrapnel shell recovered on the Verdun battlefield in France.

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Bird's Eye view of Verdun, 1916

Bird's Eye view of Verdun, 1916

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British Museum exhibition: "The other side of the medal: how Germany saw the First World War", 9 May – 23 November 2014

British Museum exhibition: "The other side of the medal: how Germany saw the First World War", 9 May – 23 November 2014

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Title: Bringing in French prisoners in a suburb of Verdun, World War 1914-1918
Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

Title: Bringing in French prisoners in a suburb of Verdun, World War 1914-1918 Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

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Title: Bringing in French prisoners in a suburb of Verdun, World War 1914-1918
Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

Title: Bringing in French prisoners in a suburb of Verdun, World War 1914-1918 Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

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For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Nach 15 Jahren auf den Schlachtfeldern von Verdun !
Erst jetzt werden gefundene Soldaten in primitiven Bretterkisten zur letzten Ruhe bestattet.

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Nach 15 Jahren auf den Schlachtfeldern von Verdun ! Erst jetzt werden gefundene Soldaten in primitiven Bretterkisten zur letzten Ruhe bestattet.

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Title: American soldiers in trenches, France, 1918: USASC #23056 (near Verdun)
Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

Title: American soldiers in trenches, France, 1918: USASC #23056 (near Verdun) Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.

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Historical Overview

Symbol of the war of attrition; "The Hell of Verdun".

Quick Facts

Outcome:Draw (French defensive victory).

France

  • Commander: Philippe Pétain
  • Strength: ca. 1.100.000
  • Casualties: ca. 377.000

German Empire

  • Commander: Erich v. Falkenhayn
  • Strength: ca. 1.250.000
  • Casualties: ca. 337.000

Strategic Context

German objective: to strategically "bleed France white".

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