<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Iqhawe leMpi Yezwe I, elaziwa ngokusebenzisa izifundo zeMpi Yesibili YaseChampagne  <response>: ukuze kuncishiswe ukulimala eMpini yaseVerdun, uPétain waba umkhuzi wamabutho aseFrance ngo-1917. Waqala ukubusa eMpini Yezwe II ngenxa yokwehlulwa okukhulu kweFrance ekuqaleni kuka-1940. UPétain wasola ukuntuleka kwamadoda nezinto zokwakha ngokwehluleka, kodwa yena ngokwakhe wabamba iqhaza ekubaleni okungalungile okwaholela eMgqeni weMaginot, kanye nenkolelo yokuthi i-Ardennes yayingenakunqotshwa. Noma kunjalo, amaqhinga kaPétain okuqapha nokuzivikela eVerdun amenza wathandwa amasosha ayesebunzimeni, futhi imbongi uPaul Valéry yambiza ngokuthi umlweli waseFrance. 