1916 Battle of the Somme
Event that changed the world 1916 - The first day of the Battle of the Somme. The River Somme is in France.
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The Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front. For many in Britain, the resulting battle remains the most painful and infamous episode of the First World War.
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The 1916 Somme offensive was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the WW1 (1914-18). The opening day of the attack, 1 July 1916, saw the British Army sustain 57,000 casualties, the bloodiest day in its history.
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