Hie battle for Verdun, which the Germans fondly hoped would form the prelude, to the final offensive, shows signs of diminishing energy. The enemy has bei ,he French line a little, but has not broken it, and a new defensive position has. now been established slightly behind the old line in the Beaumont area, the enenij .• • . gains being in no degree commensurate with the heavy losses sustained. •• •'
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 49, 26 February 1916, Page 5
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67Hie battle for Verdun, which the Germans fondly hoped would form the prelude, to the final offensive, shows signs of diminishing energy. The enemy has bei ,he French line a little, but has not broken it, and a new defensive position has. now been established slightly behind the old line in the Beaumont area, the enenij .• • . gains being in no degree commensurate with the heavy losses sustained. •• •' Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 49, 26 February 1916, Page 5
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