• Verdun (also known as Verdun—Saint-Paul, Verdun—Saint-Henri and Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles) was a federal electoral district in...
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    Verdun (/vɜːrˈdʌn/ vur-DUN, UK also /ˈvɛərdʌn/ VAIR-dun, US also /vɛərˈdʌn/ vair-DUN, French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is...
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    LaSalle—Émard—Verdun is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec. It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was...
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    The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18...
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    Verdun. The Verdun Natatorium was built in 1930, the Verdun Hospital in 1932, and the Verdun Auditorium in 1938. The municipality of Île-Saint-Paul,...
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    The Abbey of St Paul, Verdun (French: L'abbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun), is a former Premonstratensian monastery in Verdun, department of Meuse, Grand Est...
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  • A by-election is set to be held in the federal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in Quebec, Canada, on September 16, 2024, following the resignation of incumbent...
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    Paulus of Verdun (576-648) was a bishop of Verdun in the Lorraine region of France from 630 until his death in 647 or 648. Paulus was the son of a wealthy...
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    The Diocese of Verdun (Latin: Dioecesis Virodunensis; French: Diocèse de Verdun) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic...
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    The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War. It is situated on the battlefield...
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    Douaumont Ossuary (category Battle of Verdun)
    battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. It is located in Douaumont-Vaux, France, within the Verdun battlefield, and immediately next...
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  • as pastor at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. In 554 he succeeded Saint Desideratus as Bishop of Verdun. He was known to perform miracles, and as a...
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    Verdun Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Verdun, Lorraine, France. The cathedral is...
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  • made his religious vows in 1580 in the Premonstratensian Abbey of St Paul, Verdun, where his uncle was prior, after which he attended the University of...
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  • The Verdun trees are oak and horse chestnut trees planted in the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the First World War. Acorns and chestnuts were collected...
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  • The French town of Verdun was the site of the Battle of Verdun during the First World War, one of the most costly battles in military history. Since then...
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  • The Verdun Maple Leafs was the name of three ice hockey clubs that existed in Verdun, Quebec, including a senior hockey team, and two junior teams. The...
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  • Gabriel-Antoine Jogand-Pagès) Louis-Adolphe Turpin de Sansay (1832–1891) Paul Verdun (1861–1936), alias Gustave Marchand Charles De Vitis (1848–?) Pierre...
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    machine gunners. In the west, the Germans were hemorrhaging in the battles of Verdun and the Somme. Influential Army officers, led by the artillery expert Lieutenant...
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  • The Verdun borough council is the local governing body of Verdun, a borough in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The council consists of seven members:...
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    victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun, for which he was called "the Lion of Verdun" (French: le lion de Verdun). After the failed Nivelle Offensive...
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    district was created in 1987 from LaSalle, Saint-Henri—Westmount and Verdun—Saint-Paul ridings. This riding elected the following members of parliament:...
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    A week later the Germans began the Battle of Verdun against the French army. The costly defence of Verdun forced the army to divert divisions intended...
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  • community began to spread to nearby areas such as, Saint-Henri, Côte-Saint-Paul, Verdun and Ville Emard, often living side by side with poor and working class...
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    Nuns' Island (category Verdun, Quebec)
    Quebec. It is part of the borough of Verdun. Originally called Île Saint-Paul in honour of the founder of Montreal, Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve...
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  • Verdun in The New York Times "The Myths of Verdun": Video on YouTube, via the official channel of the National World War I Museum and Memorial "Paul Jankowski...
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  • to Verdun. Sherbrooke moved to Dilio Division, while Verdun played in the Lebel. 1978– Shawinigan Dynamos became Shawinigan Cataractes. 1979– Verdun Éperviers...
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  • Albert-Paul Granier (3 September 1888 in Le Croisic – 17 August 1917 near Verdun) was a French lyricist. Albert-Paul Granier was the son of an art-loving...
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    Verdun (French pronunciation: [vɛʁdœ̃] ) is a commune in the Ariège department, southwestern France. Verdun is located in the upper Ariège valley, in...
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  • constituency. The by-election will be held on the same day as one in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in Quebec. The riding of Elmwood—Transcona was vacated on March 31, 2024...
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