<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" id="mweA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War I">World War I</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun" id="mweQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Verdun">Battle of Verdun</a> ends when the second French offensive pushes the Germans back two or three kilometres, causing them to cease their attacks.