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Rule of Germany
Louis succeeds to the German lands from Charlemagne after the Treaty of Verdun
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Verdun in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Louis succeeds to the German lands from Charlemagne after the Treaty of Verdun
Lothair succeeds to Italy from Charlamagne after the Treaty of Verdun
Charlemagnes empire is divided among his 3 grandsons, Lothair gains Italy & Burgundy
Louis succeeds to the German lands from Charlemagne after the Treaty of Verdun
Captures the fortress of Verdun & moves toweard Paris
Learns how to use tanks in battle, leading exponent in World War II
Participates in the Battle of Verdun
Dimissed by the Kaiser after the failure of Verdun
Flamethrowers are used for the 1st time at the Battle of Verdun. Decides "to bleed France white" by concentrating on a historically sensitive area. 1st day to "bleed the French white", 1200 German artillery guns open fire
Flamethrowers are used for the 1st time at the Battle of Verdun
Begins successfully when the Germans take Fort Douamont, Verduns strongest position
Cancels supplies to the battle when the French are saved from by Allied bombardment
Each loses about 350,000. After 10 months the Germans are forced back to their original positions
A mile long stretch of French trenches is stormed at Hill 304 but recaptured
German attacks in the Avocourt-Mort Sector are repulsed
Provenance
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