21 February-9 April 1916: The German advance bogged down short of its objectives, due to the inability of supporting artillery to keep up with advancing infantry through muddy terrain, leaving the German infantry & communications exposed to French artillery & poison gas bombardment; the fall of the all-but-abandoned Fort Douaumont (25 February) shocked France & galvanized the defense.
Lest we forget.
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