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420,000 british men were killed at the battle of the somme
first day 57000 were killed
Canadian casualties at the Somme were about 24,000 of which 7,900 were killed; plus another 255 dead from Newfoundland.(Newfoundland was not part of Canada in 1916)
The Battle of the Somme began in France near the Somme River.
The first day of the Battle of the Somme was horrendous. It is estimated that about 19,240 British soldiers were killed and another 30,000 wounded.
420,000 british men were killed at the battle of the somme
first day 57000 were killed
20,000 british were killed in the battle of soome
Canadian casualties at the Somme were about 24,000 of which 7,900 were killed; plus another 255 dead from Newfoundland.(Newfoundland was not part of Canada in 1916)
432,000 British soldiers were killed or wounded in the battle of the Somme. The French lost nearly 200,000 men and the Germans lost an estimated 500,000. Taken From: The Somme - From Defeat To Victory (BBC documentary from 2006)
The Battle of the Somme began in France near the Somme River.
None. The battle of the Somme was in 1916, and the U.S. only did not declare war until 1917.
No, Wilfred Owen did not die in the Battle of the Somme. He was killed in action a week before the end of World War I, during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal in France.
The Battle of the Somme occurred on both sides of the Somme River in France. It is also known as the Somme Offensive.
french stared the battle of Somme.
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The first day of the Battle of the Somme was horrendous. It is estimated that about 19,240 British soldiers were killed and another 30,000 wounded.