
Battle of the Somme - Wikipedia
The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme; German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a major battle of the First World War fought by the …
Battle of the Somme: Casualties & Who Won | HISTORY
2009年11月12日 · The Battle of the Somme, which took place from July to November 1916, began as an Allied offensive against German forces along the Western Front of World War I, …
First Battle of the Somme - Encyclopedia Britannica
2025年3月21日 · First Battle of the Somme (July 1–November 13, 1916), costly and largely unsuccessful Allied offensive on the Western Front during World War I. The horrific bloodshed …
What Happened During The Battle Of The Somme? - Imperial …
The Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) was one of the most bitterly contested and costly battles of the First World War, lasting nearly five months. The offensive began on 1 July …
Battle of the Somme - National Army Museum
The 1916 Somme offensive was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War (1914-18). The opening day of the attack, 1 July 1916, saw the British Army sustain 57,000 …
Canada and the Battle of the Somme
2006年12月21日 · The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was fought during the First World War from 1 July to 18 November 1916. In the summer of 1916 the …
Key Facts about the Battle of the Somme - Imperial War Museums
The Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front. …
The Battle of the Somme 1916 - Historic UK
The battle plan involved the British attacking on a 15 mile front to north of the Somme with five French divisions attacking along an 8 mile front to the south of the Somme.
Battle of the Somme ends | November 18, 1916 | HISTORY
2009年10月28日 · On November 18, 1916, British Commander in Chief Sir Douglas Haig calls a halt to his army’s offensive near the Somme River in northwestern France, ending the epic …
WW1 Battles of the Somme 1916 & 1918, France - Great War
01-Jul-1916 —18-Nov-1916 A large-scale Allied offensive was launched on 1 July against the German Front Line astride the Somme River; the British Army attacked north of the river, the …
Battle of the Somme 1916 - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
Two of the thousands of Scots soldiers who perished on 1 July 1916, the first day of the battle. At the end you will find links to other features about men involved in the battle. Privates Hew...
WW1: Why was the first day of the Somme such a disaster?
The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the bloodiest day of World War One for the British army. Where did it all go wrong?
The Battle of the Somme, 1916 | AQA GCSE History Revision …
2025年3月19日 · The Battle of the Somme, fought from 1st July to 19th November 1916, was the largest and bloodiest battle of the First World War. Lasting 140 days, it was a British-led …
What Was the Battle of the Somme? - Imperial War Museums
The Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) was one of the most bitterly contested and costly battles of the First World War, lasting nearly five months. The offensive began on 1 July …
First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of the Somme, 1916
2011年7月1日 · Comprising the main Allied attack on the Western Front during 1916, the Battle of the Somme is famous chiefly on account of the loss of 58,000 British troops (one third of them …
The Battles of the Somme, 1916 - The Long, Long Trail
1 July – 18 November 1916: the Somme. A Franco-British offensive that was undertaken after Allied strategic conferences in late 1915, but which changed its nature due to the German …
La Batalla del Somme: Un Punto de Inflexión en la Primera Guerra ...
2025年3月4日 · Introducción. La Batalla del Somme, librada entre el 1 de julio y el 18 de noviembre de 1916, es recordada como una de las batallas más sangrientas y significativas …
Battle of the Somme - New World Encyclopedia
The Battle of the Somme, fought in the summer and autumn of 1916, was one of the largest battles of the First World War. With more than one million casualties, it was also one of the …
Battle of the Somme 1916 - Great War
The Battle of the Somme encompassed a series of battles for the British and French Armies in the sector of the Western Front south of Arras and north of the Somme River. The battles began …
The battle of the Somme | Chemins de mémoire
The aim of the allied offensive on the Somme was to break down the German front in Picardy. Between July and November 1916 fighting involved soldiers of around twenty nationalities. …