07:30hrs july 1, 1918 Great Britain makes initiates the battle along thE somme river, starting what became one of the largest and bloodiest battles in World war I
SYNOPSIS
AFTER PROLONGED WARFARE THE MORALE OF TROOPS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE GERMANS, WAS A LOW ONE. THEY HAD NO MORE FIGHTING POWER IN THEM AND AS MORE TROOPS PASSED AWAY IN BATTLE THE HARSH REALITY FOR THE GERMANS CAME TO BE AND THEY RETREATED.
Great britain's Casualties: 420,000 |
French Casualties: 200,000 |
German Casualties: 450,000 |
THE BATTLE WAS AN EXTENSION OF THE BATTLE OF VERDUN AS IT BROUGHT BRITISH TROOPS WHO SAW HOW VERDUN AFFECTED THE FRENCH. THEY INTERVENED IN ORDER TO BRING THE GERMANS DOWN. THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE SAW THE BRITS LOSING ABOUT 57,000 TROOPS. THIS BATTLE WAS A MEANS FOR THE BRITISH PEOPLE TO COME IN AND HELP THE FRENCH.
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