World War I, the "war to end all wars," ended on Nov. 11, 1918, which is why we (and many other countries) celebrate veterans on this day. The battlefields of Verdun in France provide a poignant ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande marked the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Verdun side-by-side on Sunday, laying a wreath at a cemetery in northeastern ...

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, determined to show ...

Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel laid a wreath at a cemetery where 11,000 German soldiers are buried France and Germany have marked the 100th anniversary of the World War One battle of Verdun in ...

History re-enactors dressed as First World War Austro-Hungarian soldiers and a woman dressed as being from that time period walk among the ruins of Fort de Troyon, a labyrinthine fortress built into a ...

The French and German leaders have attended a series of events to commemorate those killed in the WWI campaign. They used the occasion to urge increased European unity in the face of many challenges.

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