1916 battle on the Western Front during the First World War
Documented facts
- Date
- 21 February 1916 (Gregorian) — 18 December 1916 (Gregorian)
- Precision
- Day
- Referenced location
- Verdun
- Source coordinates
- 49.2081°, 5.4219°
- Part of
- World War I
Referenced participants
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
People and command
- Erich von Falkenhayn — documented command · Source ↗
- Wilhelm, German Crown Prince — documented command · Source ↗
- Philippe Pétain — documented command · Source ↗
- Robert Nivelle — documented command · Source ↗
- Joseph Joffre — documented command · Source ↗
- Édouard de Castelnau — documented command · Source ↗
- Philippe Pétain — documented participation · Source ↗
- Robert Nivelle — documented participation · Source ↗
- Sylvain Eugène Raynal — documented participation · Source ↗
- Heinz Guderian — documented participation · Source ↗
- Charles de Gaulle — documented participation · Source ↗
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