Road to Verdun
Countries apart of the Battle of Verdun
What is France and Germany?
The amount of guns the Germans brought
What is 1,201 guns
"Bleed France White"
Quote from Erich von Falkenhayn
Took supreme command for the Germans in August of 1916
Who is Max von Gallwitz and Bruno von Mudra?
The time length of the Battle of Verdun
What is 302 days
What year did the Battle of Verdun start?
1916
Name of the road that helped the defense of Verdun
What is "The Sacred Way"?
"On ne passe pas !" (They shall not pass!) - Later became the symbol of French resistance
Quote from General Robert Nivelle
Authorized the strategy for the French troops
Who is Joseph Joffre?
Amount of French villages destroyed in the area of the battle
What is six French villages
A country that defended Verdun at any cost
What is France?
Another name for Attrition Warfare
What is "Bleed White"?
"How long is this going to last? Anguish makes me wonder when and how this gigantic, unprecedented struggle will end."
Quote from a French soldier's diary
Directed the final counter-offensives that reclaimed key forts like Douaumont
Who is Robert Nivelle?
The symbol between France and Germany due to the Battle of Verdun
Peace and friendship
Why did the Battle of Verdun start
Germany did not think they could win one big battle, so they decided to fight the French army so they could lose their soldiers
Where did the French soldiers hide in Fort Vaux?
In the narrow hallway
"You eat beside the dead; you drink beside the dead, you relieve yourself beside the dead and you sleep beside the dead."
Quote from a soldier at the Battle of Verdun
The German general during the Battle of Verdun
Who is Erich von Falkenhayn?
Who did the Battle of Verdun force to speed up their plans for the Battle of Somme
British and French troops
The design for most of the forts for the French soldiers
Thick, steel-reinforced concrete roofs were buried under layers of earth to protect the French troops from artillery. Also had many guns in turrets that could be pulled back for protection
What fort was taken by the Germans without firing a single shot?
What is Fort Douaumont?
“Humanity is mad. It must be mad to do what it is doing. What a massacre! What scenes of horror and carnage! I cannot find words to translate my impressions. Hell cannot be so terrible.” He was later killed in an artillery attack.
Quote from an excerpt from the diary of a French officer/lieutenant
"Lion of Verdun"
Who is Philippe Pétain?
Casualties from both France and Germany
300,000 - 500,000 France
350,000 - 400,000 Germany