1. By: Nic Chambers, Ethan Hines, Isaac Muhlestein, Antony Traino
The Battle of Verdun
By: Nic Chambers, Ethan Hines, Isaac Muhlestein, Antony Traino

2. Who? Germans Lead by General Von Falkenhayn French
Lead by General Philippe Petain
General Joffre was the commander-in-chief of the French armies.
Verdun led to fall of his military power.

3. When? Where? The Battle of Verdun took place
from February to December 1916.
Where?
It took place on the western front
of the war, in Verdun.
This was in North-Eastern-France

4. Battle progression German Hurricane Bombardment, February,21st
Fortress Douaumont falls, February, 25th
Introduction of Phosgene gas, June 22nd
German offensive stalls, July
Focus shifts to Battle of the Somme, July 1st
French counter attack retakes Fort Douaumont, October 24th

5. Map of
Verdun

6. Strategy Attacker would lose more men than the defenders
Stormtrooper tactics
Defend Voie Sacreé (Sacred Road)
Creeping Barrage and “Bite and hold tactics”

7. Impacts on War
It was the turning point in the use of artillery (French Creeping artillery barrage).
Bite and hold tactics were developed.
Small unit infantry used more widely in the war.
This battle was a Turning point in allies favor.
Hindenburg and Ludendorff replaced Falkenhayn on German west front.
Nivelle replaced Joffre as commander of French forces.

8. Impacts on Europe
An Estimated 700,000 men died in Verdun, of which 150,000 were never identified.
The landscape around Verdun was completely demolished by artillery shells.
Nine villages that surrounded Verdun were completely destroyed.
Soldiers that survived returned to an alien world.
Led to The French Army Mutiny of 1917

9. Works Cited:
Battle of Verdun 1916 Map. Digital image. World War One. Weebly, n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2017
Griffith, Paddy. The Great War on the Western Front: A Short History. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, Print.
Heyman, Neil M. World War I. Westport, CT: Greenwood, Print.
Rickard, J (16 August 2007), Battle of Verdun, 21 February- 18 December N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb

10. Work Cited Cont.
Western Front 1918 Map. Digital image. Preceden.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb