Verdun
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BATTLE OF VERDUN
- Was fought on the Western Front
- February 21 - December
WHAT LED TO ITS OCCURRENCE
- The people who fought were German and france
- German general Erich Von Falkenahyn developed a plan
- Plan was to attack the fortress city of Verdun
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WEAPONS USED
- Both sides used artillery, grenades, and machine guns
- Germany had special items like flamethrowers and green cross gas
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CONDITIONS
- Heavy rain/windy
- Very muddy
- Some people were lost in the mud
- The mud mixed with human waste
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SIGNIFICANCE OF BATTLE
- Germany wanted to beat France quickly to move on to Russia
- France wanted to hold there ground to make Germany fight on two fronts
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DESCRIPTION OF BATTLE
- German had planed to secretly attack the french
- French got word of it but chooses to ignore
- They were U prepaid for the attack and the Germans won
