The vicious close quarters nature of trench warfare means that skill with a bayonet can be as vital as good aim with a rifle. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in a realistic World War One setting, the game which started the WW1 Game series. Hell cannot be so terrible.The game takes place on the Western Front between 19, in one of the bloodiest conflicts in world history - inspired by the infamous Battle of Verdun in 1916. What a massacre! What scenes of horror and carnage! I cannot find words to translate my impressions. So bad was the battle that a French officer wrote, "Humanity is mad. Verdun is a memorial site as a battlefield and to commemorate the sacrifice, suffering, and death of citizens. The battle, also known as “Mincing Machine of Verdun,” became a symbol of French determination and fortification it also became the most preferred method of defense along French-German border. Even though the German troops outnumbered the French troops, they suffered more casualties. Shells created large pits, the forests turned into wood by constant artillery fire, and many people died. The war degraded the small areas of land on which the battle took place. The final French counterattack drove the Germans to the starting point from where they retreated. The French bombarded Fort Douaumont and recaptured it on October 24. By October 21, 1916, the German troops became exhausted while their rejuvenated French counterparts launched a counterattack. As the German regiment advanced into French territory, it shelled the French defenses with poisoned gas in an attempt to capture Fort Souville, however the attempt failed. At this time, casualties on both sides were many. In the months following, the Germans captured three other French villages to the east and west of Verdun. The French troops retreated to Douaumont village, which the Germans later captured on March 2. As communication deteriorated, the French high command realized the seriousness of the attack. By February 23, the German army had advanced into French territory and captured two French battalions without the knowledge of French leadership.
The German front began the war on February 21, 1916, through a ten-hour artillery bombardment by 808 guns followed by an attack by three army corps. From 1903 onwards saw the addition of more guns, a concrete banker, and other defensive machinery. The outer forts had 79 guns in shell-proof turrets, and 200 light guns and machine guns to protect the trenches around the forts. The forts were engineered to be more resistant to artillery in the 1880s and overlooked each other to provide mutual support when needed. In the 1870s, Séré de Rivière devised a programme to build two lines of fortresses from Belfort to Epinal and from Verdun to Toul which were defensive screens and also enclosed towns which, initially, were to be bases for counterattacks. Due to the city’s strategic location on Meuse River, it played a crucial role in the defense of its surroundings. In 1648, the Peace of Munster treaty awarded Verdun to France. History of Verdun and Background of the Battle The Battle of Verdun, popularized by the phrase “ill ne passeront pas” meaning “they shall not pass,” brought much destruction and caused people to think of it as the war to end all wars. The war resulted in the deaths of about a quarter of a million people and left another half a million injured. This battle was the largest, longest, and among the most important battles in First World War on the Western Front. The Battle of Verdun occurred between the German and French armies, and took place around the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in North East France from February 21 to December 18, 1916.
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