Yerres Historical Society
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It was therefore the Nivelle-Mangin tandem that was in charge of leading the battle. The situation remained difficult until July. The Germans came so close to Verdun that they could see the cathedral. From the beginning of July, the launch of the Franco-British offensive on the Somme immediately relieved the pressure on Verdun. In the meantime, the Germans succeeded in seizing a second fort, that of Vaux, bitterly defended by Commander Raynal, who was forced to surrender on April 7, as the garrison had no more water. Still, from July, the reconquest could begin, but it would take another five months for the Battle of Verdun to die out. On the right, a machine gun in action in an embrasure of the fort of Vaux. |
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