975,000 Casualties Occurred in One Battle During World War 1

Published on November 13, 2018November 11, 2018 by Tamara Hoerner

Instead of quotes this week, I’m highlighting facts about WWI, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the end of the war on November 11, 1918. I know I usually do inspiring quotes, but I feel it is important to remember history.

According to interestingfacts.com, the style of warfare at the time was known as “trench warfare” and was extremely deadly. The resulting battles were very long.

The battle at Verdun, a battle between the French and German forces, began in February 1916 and lasted 10 months, until December 1916, resulting in approximately 975,000 casualties.