What was the consequences of the battle of the somme?

Answer 1

The Somme had good and bad results/effects.

Good:

Tired out the German Army

Was the start of the decline of the German Army

More German casualties than British ones

Made British and allied soldiers better the hard way - was the training ground of the British Army

WITHOUT IT THE ALLIES WOULD NOT HAVE WON THE WAR IN 1918

Bad:

Lots of British casualties - the Somme has become a metaphor for slaughter and has been called a 'self sacrifice

Answer 2

The idea behind the battle of the Somme was for the British to barrage (bombard with bombs and missiles) the German trenches. The British (and probably French) thought all the German soldiers would die and it would be an easy takeover. However the Germans simply went into their burrow like structures underground and mostly survived. The British simply walked over no mans land anticipating an easy capture and were mowed down by machine gun fire. 20000 British soldiers died in the first day.

Answer 3

there were 57,000 casualties on the first day, about a third of them were killed. it was the worst in the history of British army. There was no order to prepare the soldiers for the situation they found themselves in. The British casualties were around 420,000, the French around 200,000 and the Germans around 500,000

Answer 4

nothing it was a good war but it was bad and it was lost by both sides