Should the French have retreated at Verdun?

>>2215301
On ne passe pas

Fulkenhyne literally attacked there because it would drain all of France's blood. But then he got greedy and drained German blood too.

It was of little strategic value so they both should have left.

>>2215909
>Fulkenhyne literally attacked there because it would drain all of France's blood.

That was his shitty post-failure excuse
The truth is that he wanted to conquer Verdun because it was a very important fortress (so important Germany tried to get France to surrender it to them during the July Crisis in exchange of not attacking France as part of an ultimatum)

Why? They won.

>>2215953
>Germany tried to get France to surrender it to them during the July Crisis in exchange of not attacking France as part of an ultimatum
What the hell? Did they expect the French to be that dumb or was it a token "effort" they did while knowing it would be rejected?

>>2216359
Reminder that people on this very board will argue Germany did everything to avoid war.