Transcription: Fifth phase, attrition. The possibility of the Germans winning a decisive victory had gone, but the capture of Verdun had now become a question of prestige for them. Consequently, they adopted a strategy of attrition. The defenders were kept continually engaged by a series of limited attacks that forced all the French divisions to take a turn at Verdun. Although the Germans did not obtain the decisive victory they sought. The French army was so weakened that for the rest of 1916 and beyond, it did not have the strength to undertake decisive large-scale actions on any of the fronts. Losses on b ...
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