Your knees and hips are your largest joints. They support your body's weight and must work in close coordination to provide the mobility most people take for granted, until injury, arthritis, or other problems interfere.
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and bloodiest battles in human history, taking place during World War I. The battle was between German and French forces and took place from February 21, 1916 to December 18, 1916. The location was around the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in the northeastern part of France. By the end of the battle, more than 250,000 people died and more than a million people were wounded.
The Liberation of France: 1944. Operation Overlord was launched by the Western Allies in June of 1944. On August 24th of the same year, the city of Paris was liberated. By September, most of France was already back in Allied hands. 580,000 French people were killed by the time the liberation started. As far as military deaths, there were 92,000 in the years of 1939 and 1940. From 1940 to 1945, 58,000 more died.