Among many famous battles in World War I, 19 16' s "Verdun meat grinder" campaign can be said to be the most destructive battle in World War I, and it is also the longest battle in human history, which opened a bloody new page in the history of human war.

1965438+on February 2, 20061day, the Germans began to shell the eastern French town of Verdun, which triggered a artillery battle of 10 months, with as many as 32 million shells and more than 300,000 soldiers killed. This battle, known as "Verdun Meat Grinder", is not only the most destructive battle in World War I, but also the longest single battle in human history. The warring sides applied the concept of "mass killing action" to the battlefield for the first time.

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Historical background of Verdun campaign;

19 14 Germany failed to win quickly, and the European battlefield formed a stalemate trench war on the western front, and both warring parties could not move forward.

19 15 Germany failed in several attacks. German general von Fajinhan believes that if we strengthen our attack on France and force the French army to invest all its troops, France will die of consumption.

He chose the fortress of Verdun in Meuse Heights as the main attack point. Verdun, a small city in the northeast of France, is the main road to Paris and is known as the "key to Paris". Can make France "shed the last drop of blood."

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