The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]), was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. The German 5th Army began by attacking the defenses of the Fortified Region of Verdun (RFV, Région Fortifiée de Verdun) and those of the French Second Army on the right (east) bank of the Meuse. Inspired by the experience of the Second Battle of Champagne in 1915, the Germans planned to capture the Meuse Heights, an excellent defensive position with good artillery fire- catastrophic losses for the Germans fought at the Battle of Verdun. Ìdáhùn: Àwọn ọmọ ogun Jámánì bẹ̀rẹ̀ nípa gbígbéjà sí àwọn ibi ààbò ti Àgbègbè Verdun (RFV, Région Fortifiée de Verd
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