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Message:: [QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8165267, member: 20201"]1917 Battle of Verdun SILVER Medal by S.E. Vernier I think of Joan of Arc when I look at my silver and bronze 1917 Battle of Verdun medals. One might think she was on this medal but I find no place where she is the subject. This is Marianne with helmet and sword. [ATTACH=full]1425584[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1425585[/ATTACH] At 7:12 a.m. on the morning of February 21, 1916, a shot from a German Krupp 38-centimeter long-barreled gun—one of over 1,200 such weapons set to bombard French forces along a 20-kilometer front stretching across the Meuse River—strikes a cathedral in Verdun, France, beginning the Battle of Verdun, which would stretch on for 10 months and become the longest conflict of World War I. I believe there were about 143,000 casualties on the Germany side and 162,440 on the French in this battle alone. World War I Era 1917 France Battle Of Verdun "On Ne Passe Pas" Memorial Medal. Loosly translated, "On Ne Passe Pas" means "We're Not Going", or, more likely "They Shall Not Pass", referring to the German Army.This battle was so bloody men called it the "Meat Grinder". 1917 Battle of Verdun Bronze Medal by S.E. Vernier [ATTACH=full]1425586[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1425587[/ATTACH] Both measure 37 mm.This is a medal that was presented in a leather pouch accompanied with a folded certificate to French soldiers. There is a very similar medal with a loop and ribbon that is to be worn on a uniform. [ATTACH=full]1425588[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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