![]() As the French defenses along the east bank of the Meuse to the village of Douaumont were being reorganized, Germans took hold of Fort Douaumont.Philippe Pétain then brought a fresh army to the battle, tasked with holding the right bank of the Meuse. The next day, German forces swept through French defenses and captured Beaumont, the Bois des Fosses, and the Bois de Caurières. ![]() On the morning of February 21, Germans launched their attacks, and by February 23, villages Brabant-sur-Meus, Wavrille, and Samogneux were in German possession. Poor weather delayed the beginning of German attacks.The road connecting the main rails at Bar-le-Duc to Verdun became vital to the French defense, and it became known as La Voie Sacrée, meaning “the Sacred Way”. ![]() Germans had cut and kept constant attacks on the main rail lines to Verdun, forcing the French to organize a motorized supply chain to transport men and matériel – military equipment – to the front.
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