18-30 March 1916: The Lake Naroch Offensive—The Imperial Russian Army attacked behind a two-day artillery barrage & with a four-to-one manpower advantage, but directly into well-prepared & deep German defensive fortifications, & thus suffered massive casualties; the offensive was initiated at the desperate insistence of the French, designed to draw German forces away from Verdun.
Lest we forget.
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