<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Imizamo yamaJalimane yokugqobhoza yahluleka ezimpini ezimbili zaseYpres 1st2nd ngokulahlekelwa okukhulu. Uchungechunge lokuhlaselwa kwamabutho ahlangene ngo-1915 ngokumelene nezindawo zamaJalimane e-Artois naseChampagne  <response>: kwaholela ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kwamabutho ahlangene kanye nokushintsha okuncane kwendawo. Umkhuzi wezikhulu zaseJalimane u-Erich von Falkenhayn wanquma ukusebenzisa amathuba okuzivikela ayezibonakalise ekuhlaseleni kwamabutho ahlangene ngo-1915 ngokuzama ukuyenga iFrance ukuba ihlasele izikhundla eziqinile zokuzivikela eduze kwedolobha lasendulo laseVerdun. IVerdun yayingelinye lamadolobha okugcina ukumelana nebutho laseJalimane ngo-1870, futhi uFalkenhayn wabikezela ukuthi ngenxa yokuziqhenya ngezwe amaFulentshi ayeyokwenza noma yini ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi ayithathwa. Wayelindele ukuthi angathatha izikhundla eziqinile zokuzivikela emagqumeni abheke iVerdun osebeni olusempumalanga yoMfula iMeuse ukuze asongele idolobha futhi amaFulentshi ayezoqala ukuhlasela okuphelelwe yithemba ngokumelene nalezi zikhundla. Wabikezela ukuthi ukulahlekelwa amaFulentshi kwakuyoba kukhulu kunalawo amaJalimane nokuthi ukuqhubeka kwamabutho aseFrance eFerdun kwakuyokwenza iButho LaseFrance libe mhlophe ngegazi. Ngo-1916, kwaqala iMpi yaseVerdun, lapho izikhundla zaseFrance zazihlaselwa njalo ngamabhomu negesi enobuthi futhi zalahlekelwa kakhulu lapho kuhlaselwa amabutho aseJalimane amakhulu kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, ukubikezela kukaFalkenhayn ngesilinganiso esikhulu samaFulentshi abulawayo kwabonakala kungalungile njengoba zombili izinhlangothi zalahlekelwa kakhulu. UFalkenhayn wathathelwa isikhundla ngu-Erich Ludendorff, futhi ngaphandle kokuphumelela, iButho laseJalimane lahoxa eVerdun ngoDisemba 1916 futhi impi yaphela. 