Verdun - Ils ne passeront pas
August 29th 2006 I decided that of all the historic places I wanted to see in France, and in my life in general, Verdun was very high if not top on the list. In 1916, the area near Verdun, a small town in Picardie became the seat of one of the largest battles in the history of the world.
As the lines stablilized and the infamous trenches became established, the German Chief of Staff, one Erich Von Falkenhayn,
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