Édouard de Castelnau commanded one side during the first few days of this battle, during which time the aggressors seized Fort (*) Douaumont.
One commander of this battle used strong defensive tactics in the place of the attaque à outrance strategy embraced by his superiors. In the second phase of this battle, the aggressors launched an attack from the northwest targeting Dead Man's Hill and Hill 304. Édouard de Castelnau commanded one side during the first few days of this battle, during which time the aggressors seized Fort (*) Douaumont. One side in this battle relied on a single road to transport supplies from Bar-le-Duc called the Voie Sacrée. Erich von Falkenhayn's goal in this battle was to "bleed France white." For 10 points, Phillipe Pétain is renowned as the hero of what World War I battle fought from February to December 1916?
One commander of this battle used strong defensive tactics in the place of the attaque à outrance strategy embraced by his superiors.
Battle of Verdun