#OTD in 1916, the longest battle of WW1, battle of Verdun began. Despite early intelligence, France was so focused on its own offensive plans they were almost were almost too late to bolstering their Verdun defences. France’s defence would hold in a battle with 700,000 casualties pic.twitter.com/eeQ8v7H1LN
— Military Intelligence Museum (@mi_intel) February 21, 2024
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