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<p>Europe entered the year 1916 exhausted by one and a half years of conflict of a scale hitherto unimaginable, with profound effects on citizens at home, as well as those on the front line.</p><p>The most intensive battles on the western front in 1916 are at Verdun and the Somme, with extraordinary numbers of casualties.</p><p>Meanwhile, on the eastern front the Russians launch a major attack, the Brusilov offensive.</p><p>Romania declared war on Austro-Hungary on 27 August 1916 and promptly invaded Transylvannia. </p><br><p>www.patreon.com/historyeurope</p><p>www.historyeurope.net</p><br><p>Music composed by Erik Satie (Gymnopédie no. 1), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36)</p><p>Picture - Verdun - Gervais-Courtellemont_french_anti-aircraft_guns</p><p>Theme tune for the podcast by Nico Vettese, www.wetalkofdreams.com</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferre...