• July 1‚ 1916 – Battle of the Somme o British launched offensive against Somme River o Also known as the Somme Offensive‚ took place during the First World War between 1 July and 14 November 1916 in the Somme department of France‚ on both banks of the river of the same name. The battle consisted of an offensive by the British and French armies against the German Army‚ which‚ since invading France in August 1914‚ had occupied large areas of that country. The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest
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The Battle of Somme Thesis: The Battle of Somme the bloodiest battle of WWI because they had insufficient weaponry‚ poor war tactics‚ and constantly underestimating the enemy. I. Summary A. July 1‚ 1916 beginning of the war B. Also known as the Anglo-French attempt B.1. Break through German lines B.2. Make it possible so Calvary could speed up the pace B.3. Try for an early victory II. First Day of War A. Began the morning of July 1‚ 1916 B. ¼ of a million bullets fired by British B.1
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Battle of Somme With over seven months of vigorous planning came one of the bloodiest battles in military history during World War I‚ known as the Battle of Somme. The four month Battle of Somme was the cause of over one million lives‚ endeavoring to conquer the Western Front between France and Germany. Among the amount of artillery shells intended to support the British‚ projected to be substantial in paving the way for ground troops to triumph over the enemy force. The battle‚ originally planned
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In his chapter on the Battle of the Somme‚ Keegan analyzes the factors that caused the British offensive to fall apart. As Keegan explains‚ the Allied plan for the offensive consisted of a week-long artillery bombardment followed by an infantry attack behind an artillery barrage. The main goals of the first bombardment were to cut German communications lines and keep the Germans from preparing before the Allied attack. The assumption was that the Germans would not be prepared to fight back after
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The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the first world war‚ which was fought between July 1st and November 1st in 1918. It was named so as the battle was fought near the Somme river in France. On the first day alone‚ our side suffered more than 57 thousand casualties and by the last day of the battle we had lost more than 1.5 million men. Sir Douglas Haig was British commander on the Western Front during the majority of the first world war. The high casualties of the battle were
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the battle of the Somme a success or failure? It’s a question that has plagued the minds of many historians over the years. On one hand‚ without the battle the war could have had a very different outcome; but on the other hand‚ was it really worth all the slaughter and bloodshed? In 1916‚ General Sir Douglas Haig was enforced with chance to conduct a major offensive against the Germans‚ ‘The Big Push’ some called it. His plan was to gather thousands of troops to attack the enemy at the Somme‚ forcing
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July 1st‚ 1916‚ artillery flew everywhere‚ machine guns rang in the distance‚ millions dead. 57‚000 British‚ 8‚000 French and Germans already dead in the first 24 hours. This is the Battle of the Somme‚ held on the River Somme in France. 1.2 million casualties. It started with British General Douglas Haig coming up with an idea of a “great push” through German lines. It was a trench warfare‚ massive artillery bombardments‚ thousand of soldiers going “over the top” into No Mans Land‚ and already many
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among the rotting carcass of their own fellow soldiers. During “The Battle of Somme”‚ in 1916‚ German soldiers was trained to spot how British officers dressed and was ordered to kill them. I also know from my own knowledge that before the battle had started‚ British forces had fired over 1‚700‚000 shells at the German soldiers‚ this potentially could have been a leading factor to make‚ “The Battle of Somme” the bloodiest battles of the war‚ or of any war before or since. Source A3 is a photograph
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Why Did the Battle of the Somme go so Badly for the British Army? The Battle of the Somme took place during 1916 to take pressure off the French at Verdun and the Russians on the Eastern Front. The French were under heavy fire at Verdun and had been since February‚ and the army itself was close to cracking. The Russians had fought gallantly on the Eastern Front to try and avert the German Forces away from the Western Front. After launching many small offensives the Russians had gained very little
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“The Battle of the Somme was a total failure” How far do Sources A-F support this statement? On the 1st July 1916‚ the battle of the Somme began. Sources A‚ D‚ E and F suggest that the Battle of The Somme wasn’t a total failure. However‚ Sources B and C suggest that the British underestimated the Germans and this was the cause of their massacre. Source B proposes that although the British were organized and everything was going according to their plan‚ the first line‚ which had nearly reached
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