Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was one of the most important battles in World War I on the Western Front, fought between the German and French armies from 21 February to 18 December 1916 around the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in northeast France. It remains one of the longest battles in history, spanning roughly 10 months.
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Noun
1. a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
(synonym) Verdun
(hypernym) pitched battle
(part-holonym) World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War
(classification) France, French Republic