THE WAR.
TERRIFIC BATTLE AT
VERDUN
What is described as the most terrific battle of modern times still rages at Verdun. The Germans succeeded in capturing the armoured fortress of Douaumont. on the Verdun main line of permanent fortifications, but it was recaptured by the French. Although the Germans have gained some ground, their losses have been enormous. The French, who have brought up many reinforcements are sanguine. London papers are of the opinion that the colossal German onslaught indicates that Germany seeks a solution at any cost before the Allies’ strength becomes too great. [The French fortress of Verdun, on the River Meuse, is 140 miles east of Paris. The German attack is being directed from the north, on the east side of the Meuse, and, according to the latest news, the enemy is on a line which traverses the map northwards of Fort de Douaumont. This fort was captured by the Germans on Saturday, and subsequently retaken by the French.]
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19160229.2.15
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1516, 29 February 1916, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
162THE WAR. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1516, 29 February 1916, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in