Question

The Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme, in 1916, were both characterized by

first effective use of chemical warfare during World War I
slow but steady progress by the British and French in pushing German forces out of France
rapid, successful movement by German forces towards Paris
months of suffering and loss of life, with little gained by either side

Answer 1

Battle of Verdun, (February 21–December 18, 1916), World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war; French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000. Some 300,000 were killed.