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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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estimated 700,000 total
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:France
gptkb:German_Empire
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Erich_von_Falkenhayn
gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:Robert_Nivelle
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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French national remembrance days
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gptkbp:endDate
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1916-12-18
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gptkbp:estimatedFrenchCasualties
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~377,000
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gptkbp:estimatedGermanCasualties
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~337,000
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Verdun (during WWI)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Verdun,_France
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Douaumont_Ossuary
gptkb:Fort_Douaumont
gptkb:Fort_Vaux
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Hell of Verdun
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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introduction of rotating troop system by France
heavy artillery bombardment
massive casualties on both sides
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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use of poison gas
extensive trench systems
fortified region
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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gptkbp:result
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French victory
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gptkbp:significance
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longest battle of World War I
symbol of French national determination
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gptkbp:startDate
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1916-02-21
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gptkbp:tactics
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attrition warfare
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:French_Second_Army
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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