French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Angela+Merkel&family=editorial&specificpeople=202161 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Angela Merkel</a> embrace after Merkel spoke during ceremonies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the World War I Battle of Verdun at the Douaumont cemetery on May 29, 2016 near Verdun, France. The 1916, 10-month battle pitted the French and German armies against one another in a grueling campaign of trench warfare and artillery bombardments that killed a total of approximately 300,000 soldiers. The events today coincide with the 50th anniversary of commemorations held at Verdun by then French President Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer that paved the way for a new era of peaceful, post-war Franco-German relations.
{"Image ImageDescription": "VERDUN, FRANCE - MAY 29:  French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel embrace after Merkel spoke during ceremonies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the World War I Battle of Verdun at the Douaumont cemetery on May 29, 2016 near Verdun, France. The 1916, 10-month battle pitted the French and German armies against one another in a grueling campaign of trench warfare and artillery bombardments that killed a total of approximately 300,000 soldiers. The events today coincide with the 50th anniversary of commemorations held at Verdun by then French President Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer that paved the way for a new era of peaceful, post-war Franco-German relations.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2016 Getty Images"}