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29/05/2016 GMT

A Century on from The Battle of Verdun

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France and Germany remember the Battle of Verdun; Abkhazia hosts a stateless World Cup

France and Germany commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Verdun in 1916; Abkhazia hosts a stateless nations football World Cup

France and Germany commemorate the Battle of Verdun in 1916; Abkhazia in Georgia hosts a stateless nations World Cup

(Picture: The War cemetery of Verdun, France commemorating the Battle of Verdun in 1916. Credit: Getty Images)

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