Battle of Verdun (Loyal Italy)

In early 1916 the new focus for the year's campaign was to defeat France. It involved taking parts of Verdun and then waiting for an eventual counter attack which would be driven off followed by a German attack while in the midst of a French attack.

With divisions diverted to Italy the German advance against Verdun goes swiftly and they then have time to dig in and prepare and are in late march subject to a series of counter offensives.

It is finally on 27th of June the Germans counter attack as a large French attack not only fails to retake parts of Verdun but allows the Germans to move forward and attack the French front-line hard causing a collapse and end to the war.