Witness History: Witness Archive 2016 - The Battle of Verdun

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In February 1916, France and Germany began one of the most devastating battles of the First World War During 10 months of fighting at Verdun, around 800,000 men were killed, wounded or were declared missing. In France, the battle became synonymous with the horrors of war on the Western Front. Using archive recordings of French and German veterans, we tell the story of Verdun. Photo:French troops under shellfire during the Battle of Verdun. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 18th February 2016.

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