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WW1: Battle of Verdun in France begins with a massive German artillery bombardment. It is the longest and bloodiest battle
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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). WW1: Battle of Verdun in France begins with a massive German artillery bombardment. It is the longest and bloodiest battle. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074272
South African History Online (2012) 'WW1: Battle of Verdun in France begins with a massive German artillery bombardment. It is the longest and bloodiest battle', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074272 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, WW1: Battle of Verdun in France begins with a massive German artillery bombardment. It is the longest and bloodiest battle [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074272, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"WW1: Battle of Verdun in France begins with a massive German artillery bombardment. It is the longest and bloodiest battle." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074272. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "WW1: Battle of Verdun in France begins with a massive German artillery bombardment. It is the longest and bloodiest battle." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074272.
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