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This battle started on February 21st, 1916 and ended on December 16th, 1916. It occurred on the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France.

The battle of Verdun

France and Germany fought in this Battle. Germany surrendered and France won.

At the end of this battle, there were 143,000 German soldiers dead, and 162,440 French soldiers dead.

On February 21, 1916, more than 1,220 guns around an eight-mile perimeter opened fire.

The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle in World War 1.