 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - kuwana kweGermany kwakapfuurira muna June, asi zvishoma nezvishoma uye bedzi pashure pokurasikirwa kukuru zvikuru kurutivi rwavo. Musi wa7 June, pashure pevhiki imwe chete yokuramba zvakasimba, Fort Vaux yakawira mumaoko evaGermany pashure pokurwisana zvine utsinye mukati mechivako chacho. Musi waJune 23, vaGermany vakasvika pavaizosvika pakupedzisira pakufambira mberi kwavo. Mutsetse wacho wakanga uri pamberi chaipo peFort Souville, nhare yokupedzisira Verdun isati yasvika. Pétain akanga achironga kubvisa vanhu pamhenderekedzo yokurudyi yeMeuse apo kurwisa kwakabatanidzwa kweEngland neFrance paRwizi Sommekwakatangwa musi wa1 Chikunguru, muchidimbu kuderedza dzvinyiriro paFrance, kunyange zvazvo zuva rokutanga rakanga riri rine ropa zvikurusa munhau yeuto reBritain. VaGermany vakanga vasingachakwanisi kupfuuridzira kudenha kwavo paVerdun apo vaidiwa zvikuru kwazvo paSomme. Nokurasikirwa kwevanhu vokuGermany vanenge 400 000 uye vokuFrance vakawanda zvakafanana, pakupedzisira kurwisa kwacho kwakamiswa. Chinangwa cheGermany chokubvisa ropa reFrance chakanga chakundikana. 