<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zvizhinji zvezvikamu zveGermany paSomme zvakanga zvasvika muna 1914 uye zvakaedza zvikuru kusimbisa mutsetse wokuzvidzivirira, zvikurukuru nokubatanidza tambo ine minzwa kumakomba apamberi ane mauto mashomanene. Njanji, migwagwa nemigwagwa yemumvura zvaibatanidza nhandare yehondo neRuhr, tsime rezvinhu zve, akachera pasi pevhu, akakura zvakakwana nokuda kwechimwe nechimwe, akachera ose. Muna February 1916, pashure pe Autumn Battle, kana kuti  <response>: Hondo yechipiri yeChampagne muna 1915, nzvimbo yechitatu yekudzivirira yakadzoserwa kumashure kubva kumahombekombe ekumaodzanyemba uye yakanga yave kuda kupera paSomme pamberi apo hondo yakatanga. Mauto eGermany akarongwa muzvikamu; mukuru mukuru mumwe nomumwe aitarisirwa kuziva mabhatiri aifukidza chikamu chake chomutsetse wapamberi uye mabhatiri aifanira kuva akagadzirira kurwisa zvinangwa zvinopukunyuka. Nzira dzerunhare dzine mitsetse yakadzokera shure zvikuru kubva pamutsetse wapamberi, dzakabatanidza uta. 