The Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was fought by the year 1916 on the western front in France. This was the longest battle during World War I. The German strategy during this battle was to inflict mass casualties on the French. The battle of Verdun has for the French become the representative memory of the First World War. The German cannonry had several artillery batteries and frequently bombarded various French positions. The Germans took its use of mustard gas against the French Army during this battle. The German Army developed multiple positions against the French. Verdun has became for the French the representative memory of the First World War. The trench warfare was another significant form of battle which took place during this event. Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which troops are well protected from the enemy's small armed fire. The trenches were never straight but were dug in a zigzagging pattern. There were several events of diseases in the trenches of the Western Front, for example the trench fever. Following World War I, this type of warfare became an infamous situation for this War.