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By the end of the battle, the British Army had suffered 420,000 casualties including nearly 60,000 on the first day alone. The French lost 200,000 men and the Germans nearly 500,000.
Adding that all up, the total death toll was 1,120,000.
- Battle casualties ≠ battle deaths. More than half of these wounded soldiers survived.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoSince there are different casualty rates for the WW 1 Battle of the Somme, here is an additional set of figures for the number of casualties:
France- 200,000;
England- 420,000; and
German- This is uncertain. Many military historians place the number of German casualties at 600,000.
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by the somme river
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to push back the German army into belgium and liberate France
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Where was battle of sommes fought?
by the somme river
What war had the Most deaths in a day?
WW1 at the Battle of the Sommes.
Did they know the battle of Gettysburg was going to kill so many people?
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to push back the German army into belgium and liberate France
What were the casualty rates in the Battle of Shiloh?
Union and Confederate forces suffered severe casualties at the Battle of Shiloh. Confederate casualties amounted to 10, 699 and Union casualties were 13, 047. This battle was the bloodiest one in the war at that time in April 1862.
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A casualty of war.
What does sommes mean in french?
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How high were the casualty rates among Confederate generals in the US Civil War?
Casualty rates among Confederate generals during the US Civil War were high. In the war, 55% of all Rebel generals were either killed or wounded . This amounted to 235 of the 435 generals. Most of the Confederate losses among generals occurred as they led their troops into battle.
What does nous sommes mean in English?
"Nous sommes" means "we are" in English.
How many African Americans were killed in battle of Normandy?
A casualty was a casualty in the Army. They did not classify casualties ethnically.
