However, (*)
Before the start of this battle, the attacking general promised his superiors three Allied soldiers dead for each one of his. During this battle, German forces under Erich von Falkenhayn hoped to crush the opposing forces in a "meat-grinder" effect inside an old Roman fort. However, (*) Philippe Pétain managed to secure a supply line for his forces during this battle known as La Voie Sacreé, or the Sacred Way. For 10 points, name this 1916 battle during World War I that saw nearly one million men perish in an offensive near the Meuse River in France.
Before the start of this battle, the attacking general promised his superiors three Allied soldiers dead for each one of his.
Battle of Verdun