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Episode 126

Bl脿r Verdun a' tighinn gu cr矛ch 脿s d猫idh 300 l脿 de shabaid. Le Gilleasbuig MacDh貌mhnaill. Events of WW1, including the end of the Battle of Verdun, the longest battle of the war.

Air an 16mh den D霉bhlachd 1916 fhuair na Frangaich sealbh air bailtean Bezonvaux agus Hardaumont, is am bl脿r a b' fhaide sa Chiad Chogadh a' tighinn gu cr矛ch an d猫idh 300 latha. B' e seo Bl脿r Verdun, anns an robh c貌rr air 350,000 Frangach is faisg air 350,000 Gearmailteach air am marbhadh, air an le貌n no air an call.
As a dh猫idh, bha bailtean mar Bezonvaux air am milleadh chun na h-矛re 's nach deach feuchainn fi霉s rin ath-thogail an d猫idh a' Chogaidh. Tha mu shia bailtean san sg矛re falamh, f脿s, chun an latha 'n-diugh, teisteanas maireannach air an sgrios a rinneadh aig Bl脿r Verdun.
Dh' fh脿g Seumas Mac Coinnich 脿 Unapol ann an Asainte sealladh againn air na chunnaic e fh猫in mun cuairt Verdun. Cluinnidh sinn earrann dhen bh脿rdachd aige, 脪ran le Saighdear a bh' as a' Fhraing, sa phr貌gram c貌mhla ri Gilleasbuig MacDh貌mhnaill.

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Fri 23 Dec 2016 11:50

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  • Thu 22 Dec 2016 21:00
  • Fri 23 Dec 2016 11:50