The Battle of the Sommé occurred in July 1st of 1916 until November 18th 1916!
What happened in the battle of the Sommé?
The Allied powers (British and French) wanted to make a decisive victory over the Allied powers (Germans and Austrian-Hungarian).
Who was fighting at the Battle of the Somme?
"We are the Central Powers and we will not let that happen!"
"We are the Allied Powers (Britain and France) and we will win this battle!"
It is so cold I think we might die of coldness. Or even from this mud that just slows us down! The weather is going to kill us, not bullets!
What was fighting like at the Battle of the Somme?
How have historians researched and found out about the battle?
Us historians collected our resources from letters and diaries written from soldiers in the trenches, soldiers that remained alive and other sources
Why is the Battle of the Somme regarded as such a great military tragedy?
The first day was the bloodiest day in the british military history, also at the end of the battle, at least 1 million soldiers from both sides were killed.
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