WWI The Battle of the Somme

WWI The Battle of the Somme

1. Where?

   • A town just of off the river Somme.

2. Key Events

   • 1916. 24 June: beginning of a week-long shelling of German Positions
   • 1917. •24 February: Germans withdraw from the area
   • 1916 15 September , first use of tanks by the British

3. What tactics were used?

   • In the Somme they fired 1.6 million shells. The troops were then ordered to walk slowly towards the German lines where once seized, cavalry units would pour in.

4. Weapons

   • Bayonets, Flamethrower, Grenades, Machine Guns, Pistols, Poison Gas, Rifles, Tanks and Artillery

5. Casualties

   • Around 1,000,000 wounded or killed
     • About 420,000 British and Commonwealth soliders
     • Around 195,000 French Soliders
     • About 650,000 German soldiers,

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