On Nov. 11, 1918, the fighting ended on the Western Front. “The Great War,” as it was known for a short time, was over. But the peace, such as it was, did not last, and, one generation later, the ...

VERDUN, France — In solemn ceremonies Sunday in the forests of eastern France, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked 100 years since the Battle of Verdun, ...

VERDUN, France (AP) — In solemn ceremonies Sunday in the forests of eastern France, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked 100 years since the Battle of Verdun, ...

As German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande prepare to meet in Verdun, DW looks back at the World War I battle. The senseless massacre lasted 300 days and failed to ...

The Battle of Verdun, a massive German onslaught in northeastern France meant to gain a decisive final victory on the Western Front in World War I, began on this day in history, Feb. 21, 1916. It is ...

President François Hollande and Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea for European unity on Sunday as they commemorated the centenary of the Battle of Verdun, which claimed at least ...

French President Francois Hollande, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pay their respect in front of the Eternal Flame at the Douaumont's Ossuary, in Douaumont, northeastern France, Sunday May ...

French President Fran?ois Hollande, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel lay a wreath Sunday at a German cemetery in Consenvoye, France during a remembrance ceremony to mark the centenary of the ...