In September 1914, after the initial advance into France had been halted, the Germans once again went on the offensive, capturing land south of Verdun, an area that would be known as the St. Miheil Salient. The Germans strongly fortified the Butte des Eparges to the east of the town of Eparges. Dead German soldier is watched by on guard German soldiers at the town of Eparges 1914

---

In September 1914, after the initial advance into France had been halted, the Germans once again went on the offensive, capturing land south of Verdun, an area that would be known as the St. Miheil Salient. The Germans strongly fortified the Butte des Eparges to the east of the town of Eparges. Dead German soldier is watched by on guard German soldiers at the town of Eparges 1914

---

Size: 3272px × 3632px
Location:
Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1914, advance, archival, archive, area, butte, capturing, dead, death, des, east, eparges, eparges., fortified, france, french, german, germans, guard, halted, historical, history, initial, land, miheil, offensive, salient., september, soldier, soldiers, south, st., strongly, town, trenches, verdun, war, watched, world, wwi