![]() ![]() ![]() Although much of his plan was built in the following decades, some of the elements were not completed until after the Napoleonic Wars. The region is sparsely populated.įrom 1624-36, a large star-shaped (bastioned) citadel was constructed on the western end of the rocky bluff. In 1670, the world’s leading military architect, Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban, drew up an ambitious scheme to fortify the whole city. Verdun is in the Meuse department, which is part of the current region of Grand Est. The Meuse and its crossings were a key objective of the last major German WWII counter-offensive on the Western Front-the Battle of the Bulge (Battle of the Ardennes) in the winter of 1944/45. ![]() For this reason, the city has had great strategic importance, and the fortress of Verdun was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I.ĭuring WWII, the crossing of the Meuse River capped the successful German breakthrough into France in May 1940. The Meuse Valley is a natural barrier that has historically formed part of the defences as enemies approach the heart of France from the east. It is on the Meuse River in Lorraine, which flows from the south through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Despite Machen's attempts to prevent it, his story, which was entirely fictional, quickly inspired a popular and strongly believed account of "the Angels of Mons." The Battle of Verdun occurred two years later and there was no association with angelic apparitions, but Rita's nickname does seem to be inspired by the "Angels of Mons" story.Verdun (Verodunum, a latinized place name meaning “strong fort”) was founded by the Gauls and has passed back and forth between French and German control many times. A 1914 newspaper short story about the battle, "The Bowmen," written by horror-story specialist Arthur Machen, told the tale of how during the battle, soldiers on both sides saw "supernatural" medieval archers appearing in the sky and causing the enemy to retreat. It lasted almost a year and an estimated one million men on both sides died, and Mons was the site in Belgium of a battle in 1914 and spawned tales of what many consider an otherworldly miracle. Rita, for her bravery, was nicknamed by the public "The Angel of Verdun." In real life, Verdun was the site in France of the bloodiest battle of World War I in 1916.In the world of the book, where coffee growing has virtually ceased because of the Mimic invasion and people drink artificial substitutes, Rita still has some supplies of exotic real coffee beans and her only personal possession is a coffee grinder. This is a nod to her character in the book, who is a coffee lover and had been introduced to coffee at an early age by her coffee addict father. In the movie, Rita appreciates having coffee at the farmhouse.Keiji (in the manga) also learned about the convenience of a melee weapon and started using one. It was never stated in the movie, but in the manga, the reason why Rita uses a melee weapon is because during her "resets" she would often run out of ammo, which resulted in her deaths.Unlike the rest of the soldiers in the U.D.F., Rita uses a bladed weapon in combat, either an axe or an helicopter blade.Rita Vrataski is one of the protagonists of the light novel and manga All You Need is Kill and its movie adaptation Edge of Tomorrow.īecause of losing her boyfriend during the Battle of Verdun and watching him die over and over again for 300 times, Rita is very reserved, cold harsh, belligerent, boisterous to others but at times is also noble and friendly. ![]()
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