Podcasts History Battles of the First World War Podcast Verdun - Judgment on the Meuse

Verdun - Judgment on the Meuse

Published: March 11, 2018, 5 a.m.

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In this episode we\\u2019ll cover the first two days of the battle, from the barrage on the 21st through the defense of the Boise des Caures by LTC Emile Driant and his 56th and 59th Chasseurs a Pied.

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On February 21st, 1916, nine days past schedule, the Germans opened their attack on Verdun on World War I\\u2019s Western Front with a massive artillery barrage of 1,200 guns. The bombardment pounded French Army positions within the Verdun Salient for eight hours before Crown Prince Wilhelm\\u2019s 5th Army launched its infantry attack on the Right Bank. Operation \\u201cGericht\\u201d, and the Battle of Verdun, had begun.

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