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5 days ago · The Battle of the Somme. Image: British soldiers advance in a still from the 1916 film "The Battle of the Somme" (© IWM) Fought between July and November 1916, the Battle of the Somme has massive cultural and historical significance. An estimated 3.5 million men fought in the battle on both sides. Roughly a million became casualties.
3 days ago · Battle of the Somme. The 1916 Somme offensive was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War (1914-18). The opening day of the attack, 1 July 1916, saw the British Army sustain 57,000 casualties, the bloodiest day in its history. The campaign finally ended in mid-November after an agonising five-month struggle that failed ...
1 day ago · It's an expanded version from the 1 July 2021 presentation. Just click on the title to access the article. MH. Images from the First Day on the Somme. Ten Quotes About the Battle of the Somme. My Battle of the Somme Slide Show, Part I. My Battle of the Somme Slide Show, Part II. France and the Battle of the Somme. The German Experience at the ...
3 days ago · The first months of the Somme campaign were fought by Lord Kitchener’s New Armies, recruited and trained in 1915. In the last bitter, bloody months these volunteers were joined by conscripts who had been given no choice. This video illustrates the story of the Somme using objects from the National Army Museum's collections.
18 hours ago · The 1916 Somme offensive was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War (1914-18). Some 5,029 casualties were incurred on July 1st by the 36th (Ulster) Division, 2,069 of which were fatalities.
1 day ago · Battle of the Somme memorials take place 108 years on from first day ... More than 11,000 of the Royal Scots were killed during World War 1 with a further 40,000 wounded. Scottish National War ...
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1 day ago · The Somme sacrifice of June 1,1916 has been marked at ceremonies across Northern Ireland, including Belfast where the deputy lord mayor laid a wreath at the cenotaph in the Garden of Remembrance.
