Battle of the Somme
EventWorld War I
First World War battle fought in France from July to November 1916.
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Battle of the Somme
- World War I
The Battle of the Somme, also called the Somme offensive, was a First World War battle between the British Empire and French Republic and the German Empire. Fought in France from 1 July to 18 November 1916, it was intended to hasten an Allied victory. More than three million men fought, with more than one million wounded or killed. British and French forces gained territory but did not achieve their operational objectives.
- Location
- Upper reaches of the River Somme, France
- Belligerents
- British Empire and French Republic against the German Empire
- Scale of casualties
- More than one million men were wounded or killed
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Battle of the Somme (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q132568
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Ivor Castle. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsIvor Castle, Library and Archives Canada does not allow free use of its copyrighted works. See Category:Images from Library and Archives Canada.Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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