nothing. At the end of the war there was no real land gain by either
sides. 58,000 Brittish troops were either killed or injured durring the first
day of battle, July 1, 1916. That number to this day still remains a one-
day record for people hurt or lost. The attack was 30 kilometers north of
the Somme river between Arras and Albert.
The Battle was first discussed at an Allied meeting at Chantilly in
December, 1915. Because they had heard that Germany was running
out of reseves the generals were convinced that this attack would give
them thier long awaited breakthrough on the West, but befor they were
able to carry out the attake the Germans b
failed attacks. As the mud and the rain made conditions unbarable, the
deployment of tanks in the battle helped push the German line twards
Some topics in this essay: Battle Somme, Western Front, August Brittish, Chantilly December, Lloyd George, German Casualties, Albert Battle, battle somme, France Brittan, Despit Haig's,
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