{"id":13874,"date":"2015-07-22T18:11:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T01:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=13874"},"modified":"2015-07-22T18:11:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T01:11:23","slug":"the-battle-of-verdun-is-considered-the-greatest-and-lengthiest-in-world-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=13874","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of Verdun is Considered the Greatest and Lengthiest in World History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Verdun-Cemetery.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-13878 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Verdun-Cemetery-300x98.jpeg\" alt=\"Verdun Cemetery\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Verdun-Cemetery-300x98.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Verdun-Cemetery-1024x335.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Verdun-Cemetery.jpeg 1389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Battle of Verdun is considered the greatest and lengthiest in world history, according to a Verdun website.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This World War I siege stemmed from German General Erich von Falkenhayn\u2019s edict to elicit major bloodshed from the French defense of the fortress complex around Verdun. German forces advanced quickly in February 1916, claiming Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux after brutal subterranean melees,&#8221; according to the History.Com.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite coming within two miles of Verdun cathedral, the Germans called off their offensive in mid-July, and Falkenhayn was relieved of his position. The French retook their forts and pushed back the line, and by the time their forces ground to a halt in December, both sides were left with more than 600,000 casualties,&#8221; \u00a0History Com.<\/p>\n<p>For more information click: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-i\/battle-of-verdun\">History.Com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Battle of Verdun is considered the greatest and lengthiest in world history, according to a Verdun website. &#8220;This World War I siege stemmed from German General Erich von Falkenhayn\u2019s edict to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[1488],"class_list":["post-13874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-trivia-and-tidbits","tag-battle-of-verdun"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This 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