Verdun ( details)

Question 1

During February of 1916 the Germans realised that..so they planned an attack of ..

Answer 1

• The French were leading the allied effort

- Attrition

Question 2

What was this plan of attrition?

Answer 2

They would 👚⬇️ enemy’s 💪 until 0 resistance.

“Bleed France White.”

Question 3

What was the outcome of the battle of verdun?

Answer 3

It failed as there were equal losses during those 6 months.

Question 4

What was 1916 also know as ?

Answer 4

The year of Attrition

Question 5

What happened by July 1916? F v.s G??

Answer 5

• 700,000 men had fallen .
• The French led by GENERAL PÉTAIN held out but barely.
• Germans had more resources so slightly better off.

Question 6

What was the significance of Verdun?

Answer 6

• Bloodiest battle
• 700,000 dead
• French lost many ( close to breaking point)

Question 7

Why did the Germans think that Verdun was such a significant place to attack?

Answer 7

It would be a large defensive battle for a purely defensive war.

Question 8

How was new tech put to use during the BOV?

Answer 8

• 80,000 artillery shells.
• Flamethrowers trapped many French in bunkers and incinerated them alive.
• Trucks were the only connec. between the war &civil.
• Aerolanes advanced for superior tech(both sides)
• Sandbags+machine guns

Question 9

What was the BOV like for the soldiers?

Answer 9

• Fought bravely
• Burned alive- had never seen FT b4.
• Deaf because of the gunshots.
• Didn’t want to be killed but just dead.