machine guns NO Tanks the machine gun had been around since 1860 or so............
The Battle of the Somme occurred on both sides of the Somme River in France. It is also known as the Somme Offensive.
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.
Butcher of the Somme
The Battle of Somme started on the 1st of July 1916 and Ended on the 13th of November 1916. From, Saiyed Mohammed Faizan.
The Battle of Somme was an important battle during World War I. During this battle, Germany introduced poison gas as a new weapon.
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 occurred on both sides of the Somme River in France. It is also known as the Somme Offensive.
Bolt action rifles and machine guns
french stared the battle of Somme.
To break German lines and push them out of France. Capturing a German city wouldn't hurt either.
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 (sometimes known as the Somme Offensive) was one of the bloodiest military battles in history.
The Battle of the somme was a horrible thing but for a good reason