The British, aided by the French on the right flank, attempted to push the Germans back in an effort to divert attention from Verdun where the French were suffering terrible losses.
The Battle of the Somme began in France near the Somme River.
Germans lost 465,000 Allies lost 625,000
The Allies suffered approximately 620,000 casualties during the Battle of the Somme, which took place from July to November 1916. This figure includes killed, wounded, and missing soldiers from British and Commonwealth forces. The battle is one of the largest and bloodiest of World War I, illustrating the enormous human cost of trench warfare.
The Battle of the somme was a horrible thing but for a good reason
Zero Hour for the Battle of the Somme (Somme Offensive) was 7:30 a.m. on July 1st, 1916.
The Battle of the Somme began in France near the Somme River.
Germans lost 465,000 Allies lost 625,000
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.
To break German lines and push them out of France. Capturing a German city wouldn't hurt either.
The Battle of the Somme (sometimes known as the Somme Offensive) was one of the bloodiest military battles in history.
Battle of Somme was a battle in first world war fought between English and French armies against German army on both sides of River Somme in France. At the end of battle the combined English and French forces had advanced 6 miles into German territory gaining much more ground than German forces.
The Allies failed to see that moving an army of one million men into position and then waiting another week to bring its artillery into place was not well disguised, thus the Battle of Somme to commence as a surprise attack was a failure.
The Battle of the somme was a horrible thing but for a good reason
Zero Hour for the Battle of the Somme (Somme Offensive) was 7:30 a.m. on July 1st, 1916.
1st July, 1916
No. The Battle of the Somme was in 1916. The US entered the war in 1917.