7 hours agoThe bloodiest battle took place in World War I: 976 thousand dead soldiers
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)In Verdun, France, on February 21, 1916, the bloodiest world war between German and French armies begins. A review in 2000 found that out of 715 thousand victims, 377 were French and 337 thousand Germans, with an average of 70 thousand casualties per month of battle. [...]
In Verdun, France, on February 21, 1916, the bloodiest world war between German and French armies begins.
A review in 2000 found that out of 715 thousand victims, 377 were French and 337 thousand Germans, with an average of 70 thousand casualties per month of battle.
Verdun's battle has been named one of the longest and most expensive in human history, the latest re-evaluations say the number of victims reached 976 thousand by the end of the battle, December 18, 1916, resulting in the French Army's victory.
