![]() Alistair Horne said, “Verdun was the First World War in microcosm an intensification of all its horrors and glories, courage and futility. Many unexploded shells (maybe 12 million) still remain. To this day, the battlefield is still cratered and pockmarks. ![]() Also the number killed per square mile was the greatest at Verdun. Although more men died at the Somme, the proportion of casualties suffered to the number of men who fought was much higher at Verdun than at any other battle in World War I. Half of Frenchmen between 20 and 30 years old were killed. About 10% of all French war dead were from Verdun. The French most likely lost slightly more than the Germans. Of these, 300,000 were killed, which is about 1 death for every minute of the battle. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at Alistair Horne said, “Verdun was the First World War in microcosm an intensification of all its horrors and glories, courage and futility.” ![]() Half of Frenchmen between 20 and 30 years old were killed. The Battle of Verdun was perhaps historys longest non-siege battle, running from Februto Decemand costing hundreds of thousands of lives as the brutal meatgrinder that was the Western Front took more sacrifices. The French were bled white, but so were the Germans. Over a 299-day-period, there were 1 million total casualties. The Battle of Verdun-fought from February 21-Decemin the Western Front of France-was horrifying and hellish even by the standards of World War One.
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