"They shall not pass" (French: "Ils ne passeront pas/On ne passe pas"; Spanish: "¡No pasarán!"; German: "Sie werden nicht durchkommen!"; Romanian: "Pe aici nu se trece!"; Catalan: "No passaran!") is a propagandaslogan used to express determination to defend a position against an enemy.
It was most famously used during the Battle of Verdun in World War I by French General Robert Nivelle(although some have attributed it to his commander, Philippe Pétain). It appears on propaganda posters, such as that by Maurice Neumont after the Second Battle of the Marne, which was later adopted on uniform badges by units manning the Maginot Line. Later during the war, it also was used by Romanian soldiers during the Battle of Mărăşeşti./.../
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