The Battles of Verdun and somme

The Battles of Verdun and Somme

In World Was I there were many battles but two stand out as more important than the others. The two biggest and most horrifying battles of the World War I were the Battles of Verdun and Somme. The battle of Somme was much more significant compared to the Battle of Verdun in WWI. Both battles were appalling and very tragic but the battle of Somme helped turn the war around for the French. The first major German offensive occurred at Verdun, in 1916 against the French, and not long after, in June of the same year the French were on the brink of defeat. Just as this became apparent the British launched an offensive of their own, along the River Somme, this resulted in the Germans focusing more attention there rather then the battle of Verdun.
The battle of Verdun, was fought at high cost to the French Army, it is often compared to a “sausage machine”(Cavendish 1356), because 315,000 Frenchman were killed at Verdun. Human kind had ne...