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The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle in World War One. The Battle begun on February 21, 1916. It was a trench battle between Germany and France in the middle of the Great War. Germany attacked on France first. One of the reasons that Germany chose to attack in Verdun was because they knew that it was important to the French. It was a major place for communication lines, and without those then France would have a hard time communicating during the war. Verdun is located in Northern France. The Germans believed that in this battle they could make the French "bleed to death". This long battle finally ended on December 16, 1916.