Question: What was the specific topographical feature or objective Falkenhayn chose to seize and hold—which gave the Germans a decisive advantage—to ensure the French would be compelled to counterattack continuously and suffer catastrophic losses?

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What was the specific topographical feature or objective Falkenhayn chose to seize and hold—which gave the Germans a decisive advantage—to ensure the French would be compelled to counterattack continuously and suffer catastrophic losses?

The Battle of Verdun was launched by German Chief of the General Staff Erich von Falkenhayn with the stated, deliberate goal of engaging the French in a battle of attrition. Falkenhayn famously articulated his strategy using a specific metaphor, claiming the German objective was not to capture the city, but to create a tactical situation that would force the French High Command to commit their troops to the defense until they had "bled white."

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