The Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun

An overview of the horrors of the Battle of Verdun and interviews with survivors.
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    As Soviet troops entered Berlin and the Battle of Berlin raged on, Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945.
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    In the 1980s West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl worked to create a united Europe that would be both economically and politically integrated.
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    Learn strange and weird facts about wars in history.
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    An overview of treatment for combat fatigue (shell shock), as administered to British soldiers in World War I.