1916 - The Great War: The Battle of Verdun, the major battle during the First World War on the Western Front (00:08:13)
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The Battle of Verdun was a major action in World War I. The battle was fought between February 21 and December 19, 1916, and resulted in nearly one million deaths and an additional 450,000 wounded or missing. It is one of the longest and bloodiest battles in history.

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Halem, Gustav von

(born in 1899) , speaking German:
-  "„Seeing so many dead people we could not be enthusiastic any more. Only bow our heads. And everybody was dutiful.”"

Halem, Gustav von

(born in 1899) , speaking German:
-  "„On one hand you had one fewer of the enemy. On the other hand you felt intense pity for the other poor devil.”"

Bourgeois, Maurice

(born in 1895) , speaking French:
-  "„,Courage, courage! We get them!’ We knew what this meant: To save Verdun at any price. ,Courage! We get them. They cannot come through!’”"

Falkenhayn, Jürgen von

(General in the Battle of Verdun) , speaking German:
-  "„They had to give more and more forces from the reserves on the German side. And the French did what Falkenhayn expected from them: they were on the defense till the last man.”"

Bourgeois, Maurice

(born in 1895) , speaking French:
-  "„Someone was dying every second. Our protective positions were completely shattered. Grenade after grenade fell on us. Thousands of grenades littered the entire battlefield.”"

Falkenhayn, Jürgen von

(General in the Battle of Verdun) , speaking German:
-  "„I would characterize it as blasé, attrition – or as Falkenhayn said, like a blood pump, a death mill of the Maas.”"

Halem, Gustav von

(born in 1899) , speaking German:
-  "„It was more than a military farewell. We felt that we were taking leave from an era.”"

Bourgeois, Maurice

(born in 1895) , speaking French:
-  "„I saw the first troop shipments setting out for battle. “Berlin” was written on the first one. We were all totally jubilant. At last! War against Germany!” "