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Title
Verdun (Le Mort Homme)
Description
After the initial few days on the left bank of the Meuse, German infantry - unable to make further progress - dug in on 13 March and waited. Their wait was not long, for shortly after the German bombardment resumed …
Publisher
Date
1916-03-13
Scenario#
246
Scenario Description
After the initial few days on the left bank of the Meuse, German infantry - unable to make further progress - dug in on 13 March and waited. Their wait was not long, for shortly after the German bombardment resumed and another assault was launched against Mort-Homme, appropriately named “Dead Man”, and Hill 304. The fighting for control of these two positions continued for the next week and it was not until 20 March that the French 29th Division defending these positions was finally overwhelmed.
Location
Cumières-le-Mort-Homme, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Verdun, was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse. The German 5th Army attacked the defences of the Fortified Region of Verdun and those of the French Second Army on the right (east) bank of the Meuse. Using the experience of the Second Battle of Champagne in 1915, the Germans planned to capture the Meuse Heights, an excellent defensive position with good observation for artillery-fire on Verdun. The Germans hoped that the French would commit their strategic reserve to recapture the position and suffer catastrophic losses at little cost to the Germans.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Verdun
Combatants
German
French

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