Battle of Verdun |
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Part of the Western Front of the First World War |
A French trench in north-east France |
Date | 21 February–18 December 1916 |
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Location | |
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Result | French victory |
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Belligerents |
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France | German Empire |
Commanders and leaders |
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Philippe Pétain Robert Nivelle | Erich von Falkenhayn Crown Prince Wilhelm |
Strength |
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75 divisions (1,140,000 soldiers) | 50 divisions (1,250,000 soldiers) |
Casualties and losses |
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542,000.-400,000; 163,000 of those died. | 434,000.-355,000; 143,000 of those died |