{"id":88200,"date":"2024-07-06T02:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=88200"},"modified":"2024-03-23T21:52:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T01:52:18","slug":"why-germany-lost-the-battle-of-verdun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/07\/06\/why-germany-lost-the-battle-of-verdun\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Germany Lost the Battle of Verdun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n4aX3bwwPHc?si=4ICqoo_62a0VdKKr\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Great War<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Mar 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p>The Battle of Verdun represents the worst of trench warfare and the suffering of the soldiers in the minds of millions \u2013 and for many, the cruel futility of the First World War. But why did Germany decide to attack Verdun in the first place and why didn&#8217;t they stop after their initial attack failed?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT THE CHANNEL<br \/>\nNebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/the-great-war\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/the-great-war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANKS TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nDavid Garfinkle, Raymond Martin, Konstantin Bredyuk, Lisa Anderson, Brad Durbin, Jeremy K Jones, Murray Godfrey, John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen R\u00f8ste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. Knapp MD, Tobias Wildenblanck, Richard L Benkin, Marco Kuhnert, Matt Barnes, Ramon Rijkhoek, Jan, Scott Deederly, gsporie, Kekoa, Bruce G. Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nBourlet, Micha\u00ebl. <em>Verdun 1916. 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