Verdun News

After fighting on the Western Front of World War 1 in Verdun then the Eastern Front in Tannenberg, the first-person shooter series will continue on the Italian Front in Isonzo later this year. Blackmill Games and M2H today announced their latest game will rumble across the mountains, valleys, and towns of northern Italy. Watching the announcement trailer, oof yeah I don't think the lovely weather makes up for the hellish battlefield terrain.

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Our new game Isonzo, is coming to you later this year!

The Great War had many fronts, with different landscapes and battlefields.
Following the dark and muddy trenches in Verdun, now come the high mountains and idyllic towns of Isonzo!

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[h3]Get the latest Isonzo updates![/h3]
If you want to know more about Isonzo, make sure you check out the special post we made on the Isonzo page, and wishlist the game too while you're there!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556790

[h3]Thank you[/h3]
For now, we want to thank you all for your love and support for Verdun and Tannenberg! We’re definitely not forgetting the games that brought us here - we’re excited for the next step in our WW1 Game Series adventure, and hope you’ll join us!

Arrivederci, hope to see you all in Italy later this year!

- The WW1 Game Series team

And so the latest campaign comes to a close, with 945,395 casualties for the Entente and 982,641 for the Central Powers. That's 37,246 more losses for the Central Powers. So far the Entente have generally come out on top in the campaigns - albeit by a small margin. Perhaps people prefer playing for the Allies?

The first Austro-Hungarian counter-offensive aimed at relieving the Prsmsl Fortress consisted of 175,000 men in total, so these losses are vastly greater than any week long battle during the war. As you'd expect, considering that Verdun and Tannenberg are about frontline combat at an intensity that could never be maintained for long in real life.



Thanks to everyone who took part. We hope you had fun and found the history interesting!

The Winter War 1915 campaign continues for a couple more days - have you earned a gold medal yet? While the French and Germans were battling for control of the Hartmanswillerkopf peak, on the Eastern Front there were Austro-Hungarian troops trying to break through to relieve Przemyśl Fortress.

A painting of Russian troops marching through the mountains.

In an ill-conceived attempt to relieve the besieged Przemyśl Fortress, the Austro-Hungarian command launched a 1915 offensive through the Carpathian Mountains in the depths of Winter. Around 175,000 men were committed to a grueling slog through impossible conditions with deep snow and night temperatures that could reach -25°F. A horrific 75% would become casualties through freezing, exhaustion, suicide, and more rarely combat. After some initial success against outnumbered Russian defenders, counter-attacks quickly drove back the Austro-Hungarian effort. They never got close to relieving Przemyśl.

A painting of soldiers in snowy conditions.

The campaign will end on February 4th. So far the Entente are ahead with almost 30,000 less casualties than the Central Powers. Will things change before the 4th?

[h2]New seasonal event with new medals![/h2]
The Winter War 1915 campaign is starting soon - battle will be joined this Thursday 28th! All fallen soldiers will be tracked throughout the event, except for fights only involving bots. Kills will only be counted when a player is involved. It is not required to serve one side during the entire campaign. But surely you'll still be inclined to pick a side?

The amount of kills earned by each faction can be seen on the main menu. You can earn special medals during this event. All you have to do is to participate in the battles of Verdun to earn one! You can upgrade your medal by fighting battles in Tannenberg as well - if you fight 5 battles in both games, you'll earn the gold medal! You have until February 4th to do so...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/633460/Tannenberg/
[h2]A little history[/h2]
On the Western Front, January 1915 also saw mountain warfare centered on the Hartmanswillerkopf peak in the Vosges mountains. German and French troops fought intermittently from 1914-1916 to control the heights, which offered both sides potential observation of strategic railways. The operations were costly (though nowhere near as brutally harsh as in the Carpathians) and troops were often pulled from the Hartmanswillerkopf conflict to reinforce other areas of the front. Ultimately both sides would go on to accept a stalemate in early 1916, and the situation became stable until 1918.

Photograph from the summit of Hartmanswillerkopf in 1915.

[h2]Good luck out there![/h2]