The Battle of Verdun 100 Years Ago

The battle of Verdun, It was the World War 1 that engaged the French, German and so on. It was one of the most bloodiest war in the human history. There was several casualties from both the French and the German, about 976,000 casualties,  around 300,000  were killed and 1,250,000 suffered around the city during the war.

 

according to the statement made by one of the German General Erich Falkenhayn, ''Only France remains.'' he stated. He believed that the German would won or lost the war in France. On March 4th the Germans captured Douaumont village. The town was completely distroyed during the battle.

According to the wikipedia, In July 1916, the German offensive was reduced to reinforce the Somme front and from 23 June to 17 August, Fleury changed hands sixteen times. Early in July, a German attack on Fort Souville failed.The German offensive was reduced further and deceptions to keep French reinforcements away from the Somme were tried. In August and December, French counter-offensive recaptured much of the ground lost on the east bank and recovered Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux. The battle had lasted for 303 days, the longest and one of the most costly in human history.

 These are human remains in Douaumont Ossuary, France that dated to 100 years ago. Those skulls brought tears to my eyes. And I thought within me, there will be no Third World War but end of human race... Again this reminds of the book of (Ezekiel 37:1-2) ''The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones. And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and they were very dry.

 

 

Poison gas was one of such weapon that was developed in the (1915-1916 ) and this was used again during the war and a lot of people died by this means.