BATTLE OF SOMME

BATTLE OF SOMME

• Also know as Somme offensive.
• Was one of the largest battles of the First World War.
• Fought between July 1 and November 1,1916 near the Somme river in France.

CAUALTIES

• July 1, 1916 resulted in 57,470 British casualties.
• And France suffered only around 2,000.
• By the end of the battle, in November 1916, the British had lost 420,000, the French lost 200,000 men and the Germans 500,000.

WHY WAS THE BATTLE OF SOMMME SO IMPORTANT?

• It was also important to France because the French were able to regain a decent amount of land from the Germans.
• And it weakened the German army.

DISADVANTAGES

• British soldiers were not trained nor prepared for life on the battle field.
• Weather and storms was a huge disadvantage to both the Germans and Allied forces.

Advantages

• The British/French had the advantage of tanks,while the Germans had trench warfare,enabling them to hide from bombardment.

WEAPONS

• Hand Grenade
• Machine Gun
• Flamethrower
• Artillery
• Rifle,German soldiers defending the Hindenburg in 1918 with 98 rifles.

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