8 thoughts on “ Battle Of The Somme ”

1. First Battle of the Somme, (July 1–November 13, ), costly and largely unsuccessful Allied offensive on the Western Front during World War I. The horrific bloodshed on the first day of the battle became a metaphor for futile and indiscriminate slaughter.

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2. The Somme offensive was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War (). The opening day of the attack, 1 July , saw the British Army sustain 57, casualties, the bloodiest day in its history. The campaign finally ended in mid-November after an agonising five-month struggle that failed to secure a breakthrough.

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3. Sep 01,  · Digitally restored version with choice of three soundtracks in and stereo: newly commissioned orchestral score; recreation of original recommended medley; commentary by Keeper of Imperial War Museum's Film and Photographic Archives/10(1).

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4. The Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November ) was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front. For many in Britain, the resulting battle remains the most painful .

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5. Comprising the main Allied attack on the Western Front during , the Battle of the Somme is famous chiefly on account of the loss of 58, British troops (one third of them killed) on the first day of the battle, 1 July , which to this day remains a one-day record.

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6. Mar 13,  · The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of World War I, and among the bloodiest in all of human history. A combination of a compact battlefield, destructive modern .

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7. The Battle of the Somme was both the largest battle on the Western Front of World War I and one of the deadliest in history, with more than a million casualties.

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8. This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive - the worst single day in British military history. Produced in partnership with Osprey Publishing.

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