verdun

After having David Zabecki's book on the Spring Offensives i've found that some generals advocated for a divisionarry attack on Verdun. If this was launched waht would be the results?

Could this scenario Work ? preparation 1. The demolition of Eiffel Tower in 1910, The Tower play important role in War like listen to German Radio and Jammed them. (in 1909/10 were the permit renewed by one vote, in favour to let tower stand.) 2. The German 2th Army is already equip with siege...

I'm writing a timeline with this POD and I've run into some trouble. To start, I Imagine a German victory at Verdun looking something like Fort Souville and Fort Vaux falling relatively early, like sometime in March or April with Falkenhayn's original idea of a meat grinder becoming true. With...

Suppose the German manage to take this line by the end of June. Le Mort Homme, Fort Souville and Tavannes are all in German hands. Verdun (together with the French supplies and their artillery) is now threatened by the German artillery hiding behind the German controlled heights. The French...

The initial German offensive at Verdun was quite successful, but given that the Germans only attacked East to the river, they quickly found themselves in crossfire from across the other bank of the Meuse, which hampered their forces. Had they attacked on both sides of the river, such problem...

In the game Battlefield 1, there is a game mode called "Operations". You get "reenact" certain battles during World War 1 and it is all good fun. After each battle, the narrator will describe the outcome of the battle and give you a small history lesson on the subject. However, if your team...

Chapter One 28th February, 1916 Verdun Front, France “I thought I told you not to look” The Surgeon told Emil Holz as he was cleaning the gash that ran from his elbow to his shoulder that had been made by a French bayonet. “If this gets infected the man who did this might as well have got you...

Meat and Meatgrinders As the Great War dragged on, German planners became increasingly convinced that it would no longer be possible to break through the French line and force surrender. In 1916, Erich von Falkenhayn, the German Chief of Staff, adopted a newer strategy; inflicting massive...