WW1 | Battle of Verdun [1916] | AI Enhanced | Colorized [1080pHD]

[1080p] AI Enhanced footage from the U.S National Archives. Footage depicts an Imperial German Machine Gun Unit, Occupied Belgium, and the Battle of Verdun from a mostly aerial perspective. Verdun (the Germans code-named it ’Judgment’) The battle was the longest of the First World War. The Germans hoped that the French would commit their strategic reserves to recapture the position and suffer catastrophic losses at little cost to the Germans. In their words “Bleed France White“. The Battle of Verdun lasted for 302 days, the longest and one of the most costly in human history. the French suffered 377,231 casualties and the Germans 337,000, a total of 714,231, an average of 70,000 lives a month. Final casualties are Impossible to know, estimated at 715,000 to million. Enhanced with: Topaz Labs AI suite. Video Enhance AI