Verdun: Symbolic Battlefield of World War I

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  • Verdun, a symbol of World War I, witnessed significant strategic developments.
  • During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1953-1954, General de Castries compared the situation to Verdun.
  • Verdun, like Auschwitz, represents the breaking of human limits.
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In 1935, a number of mechanised and motorised units were deployed behind the Maginot line and plans were laid to send detachments to fight a mobile defence in front of the fortifications. Verdun remained a symbol and at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1953–1954), General Christian de Castries said that the situation was "somewhat like Verdun". French forces at Dien Bien Phu were supplied by transport aircraft, using a landing strip in range of Viet Minh artillery; the French forces at Verdun were supplied by road and rail, beyond the reach of German artillery.Verdun has become for the French the representative memory of World War I. Antoine Prost wrote, "Like Auschwitz, Verdun marks a transgression of the limits of the human condition".

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>In 1935, a number of mechanised and motorised units were deployed behind the Maginot line and plans were laid to send detachments to fight a mobile defence in front of the fortifications. Verdun remained a symbol and at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1953–1954), General Christian de Castries said that the situation was "somewhat like Verdun". ⇒1935年、機甲化したバイク部隊がマジノ戦線の背後で展開し、要塞の前線で移動防御戦を行うために分遣隊を送る計画が立てられた。ヴェルダンが象徴となっており、「ディヤン・ビヤン・フーの戦い」(1953–1954年)で、クリスチャン・ド・カストリ将軍は、状況が「幾分ヴェルダンそっくりである」と言った。 >French forces at Dien Bien Phu were supplied by transport aircraft, using a landing strip in range of Viet Minh artillery; the French forces at Verdun were supplied by road and rail, beyond the reach of German artillery. ⇒ディヤン・ビヤン・フーでのフランス軍団は、専用の仮設滑走路を使用する航空輸送機で供給されたベトミン(ベトナム独立同盟)の砲兵隊であった。ヴェルダンのフランス軍団は、ドイツ軍の砲撃の届かない道路や鉄路を通って供給された。 >Verdun has become for the French the representative memory of World War I. Antoine Prost wrote, "Like Auschwitz, Verdun marks a transgression of the limits of the human condition". ⇒フランス軍にとっては、ヴェルダンが第一次世界大戦の代表的な記憶になった。「アウシュヴィッツのように、ヴェルダンは人間的条件の限界からの逸脱・違反を画しています」とアントワーヌ・プロストは書き記した。

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