By the end of the battle the French had suffered 400,000 casualties and the Germans 350,000 of which. The Battle commenced with a German offensive against the historically significant fortress town of Verdun. Numbers are limited.Ģ.30pm: Talk entitled, Medical Assistance in the Great War and the Everyday Life of French Soldiers, by Médecin Général Inspecteur (2s) Raymond Wey.ĥpm: Concert under the title, In the Medical Corps: The Pianist Conscript, with pianist Amaury Breyne. Commanders on both sides failed to develop tactics for breaching entrenched positions without heavy casualties, resulting in such major battles as the. Lasting from February 21st 1916 to December 18th 1916, the Battle of Verdun was the longest land battle of the First World War. Lasting three quarters of a year Verdun was one of the longest battles of the war and the French and German armies suffered in excess of 300,000 casualties each and average of around 70,000 per month. There was also terrible fighting for the forts taken by the Germans earlier in the battle before these too fell to the French. 20 December 1916 698,000 casualties French forces advancing under fire at the Battle of Verdun. He was a member of the committee responsible for the exhibition entitled Assistance for Casualties and Victims from the Great War to the present day with museographer Anne Bourdais and Médecin Général Inspecteur (2s) Olivier Farret.įree on presentation of a museum ticket. Casualties rose as villages such as Fleury changed hands several times. Of this number 162,308 are dead or missing. The official French war history that was published in 1916 estimates the French losses at Verdun at 377,231. Nothing can be said of the number of dead, wounded and missing for certain. He worked as a health adviser to the Army Chief of Staff and, during his career, has also been Inspecteur des réserves with the French Army’s medical corps, Secretary General to the Conseil Supérieur de la réserve militaire and Adviser to the French Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans Affairs. The Battle of Verdun and the number of casualties.

Casualties from outside this period not included. The battle started on 21 February and ran until 15 December. He is an EMS graduate ( Enseignement militaire supérieur) and an Army Medical Corps expert with special knowledge of organisational techniques and military logistics. Casualties refers to dead, wounded or missing soldiers. Médecin Général Inspecteur (2s), Raymond Wey is President of the Comité d’Histoire du Service de santé des armées and Vice-President of the Association des amis du musée du Service de santé des armées. Médecin Général Inspecteur (2s) Raymond Wey.

Battle of verdun casualties