In 1916, chief of staff erich von falkenhayn claimed that a forced battle in the verdun area would "bleed the french white" and result in a german victory. according to the figures in the table above, how accurate was his prediction? a. it was accurate; french casualties during the battle were much greater than german losses. b. it was inaccurate; the battle resulted in roughly the same number of german and french casualties. c. it was accurate; the large number of french casualties forced them to surrender the nation to the germans. d. it was inaccurate; the germans were unable to replace their casualties and were forced to leave french territory.