Second: The Battle of Verdun, in which the Germans fought against the British and French allied forces in World War I, lasted 10 month, and the two sides invested nearly10,000, with more than 700,000 casualties. It was called "Verdun meat grinder", and the battle ended in the defeat of the Germans.
Third: The Battle of Stalingrad between German and Soviet troops in World War II lasted for half a year. Because there are too many troops participating in the war, it is impossible to make accurate statistics. The number of casualties among soldiers alone reached 2 million, and there were more than 40,000 citizens. It was the battle with the greatest casualties in World War II, and it ended in the Soviet Union's total victory.
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1. The Battle of the Somme broke out in 19 16 July 1, which was the largest battle in the First World War.
There were about 6.5438+0.34 million casualties on both sides of the war, including more than 450,000 British troops, more than 340,000 French troops and about 538,000 German troops.
The British and French armies failed to break through the German lines, but they contained the German attack on Verdun, further weakening the German strength.
2. The Battle of Verdun was the most destructive and longest-lasting battle in the First World War.
The war lasted from 1965438+2 1 in February 2006 to 19 in February 2006. Germany and France invested 100 division, killing more than 250,000 people and injuring more than 500,000 people.
The number of casualties is second only to the Battle of the Somme, and it is called "Verdun Meat Grinder".
19 16 At the beginning of this year, the German Imperial High Command decided to shift its strategic focus to the west, and the German Chief of Staff Erich von Falcken Hein targeted the famous French fortress-Verdun.
Verdun is an important part of the British and French army front. Like a protruding tooth, it poses a serious threat to the German flank in northern France. Germany and France fought many times here, but the Germans failed to capture the fortress.
If the Germans can seize Verdun in one fell swoop, it will deal a heavy blow to the French morale.
At the same time, Verdun's occupation opened the way for the Germans to March into Paris, and when they occupied Paris, France would not be destroyed, and the remaining British and Russian troops would be fearless.
3. The Battle of Stalingrad is also called the Battle of Stalingrad (Russian: сталинградскаябите)
During the fighting, Soviet railway workers delivered 300,000 wagons of military equipment to Stalingrad.
In the whole campaign, a total of 9568 wagons of ammunition and 8353 wagons of artillery shells were consumed, exceeding 13% of the amount of artillery shells consumed in the battle to conquer Berlin.
Various factories and enterprises in Stalingrad have set up enemy-wiping camps, and the Red Army has increased by more than 80,000 people.
Those who stay in the factory continue to insist on production.
For example, the factories in Kirov region only left 10% to 15% workers at most, but they produced 5,000 tons of food, 100 tons of mustard oil, 67 tons of soap,12,000 bottles of mixed fuel, 5,000 military stoves and/kloc for the front line. 1On July 8, 942, the factory in Stalingrad supplied more than 4,800 front-line tanks, cannons and mortars.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Battle of the Somme
Baidu encyclopedia-Verdun campaign
Baidu encyclopedia-Battle of Stalingrad