The hill is taken and Driant is killedĢ3 February – Brabant is captured, and Samogneux’s defence looks precarious. It remains one of the longest battles in history, spanning roughly 10 months. The French move to take back Soissons using their powerful St. The Battle of Verdun was one of the most important battles in World War I on the Western Front, fought between the German and French armies from 21 February to 18 December 1916 around the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in northeast France. Take part in one of the biggest tank assaults of WW1. The Bois d’Haumont and the Bois d’Herebois fall to the Germans, but Driant’s Chasseurs just manage to hold on to the Bois des CauresĢ2 February – The Germans renew their artillery bombardment at first light, then use a greater weight of forces to overwhelm the defence of the Bois des Caures. Down in the maze of dark galleries and wet stone corridors, French and Germans fight ferociously with grenades, guns, bayonets, and flamethrowers. – Bombardment ceases and the German infantry assault begins. – German artillery units begin their preparatory bombardment at VerdunĤ.45 a.m. Drianty’s Defence and Douaumont’s Fall 1916Ģ1 February – The Battle of Verdun begins with a lengthy German preparatory bombardment and an infantry assaultĤ.00 a.m. A timeline of the Battle of Verdun, which lasted for 303 days between February and December 1916 and became the longest and one of the most costly battles in human history.

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