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The Battle of the Somme — The Franco-British offensive of summer 1916
Launched to relieve Verdun, the offensive opened on the bloodiest day in British history, fifty-eight thousand casualties, and bogged down five months for a few kilometres: over a million combined casualties, and history’s first tanks in September. (Editorial synthesis)
The Battle of the Somme began on 1 July 1916. (source: National Army Museum)
The Battle of the Somme ended on 18 November 1916. (source: National Army Museum)
The Battle of the Somme took place in the Somme. (source: Larousse)
3 commanders are recorded for the Battle of the Somme: Ferdinand Foch (French army), Douglas Haig (British army), and Fritz von Below (German army). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica and National Army Museum)
The Battle of the Somme ended in over a million casualties for a strip of territory 6 miles (10km) deep. (source: Imperial War Museums)
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