The Battle of Somme ranks among the most deadly battles of The Great War. This battle was started by Great Britain to prevent France from fighting at Verdun, and also to weaken the German Army. Great Britain was joined by France, Canada, Germany, and Canada in the Battle of Somme. The Battle of Somme took place over a period of three months between July 1, 1916 and November 18, 2016. During this time, more than 57,000 British soldiers died or were wounded. About 24,000 Canadians died or were wounded. Approximately 420,000 British soldiers were killed or hurt. About 200 thousand Frenchmen were either wounded or killed, and over 500 thousand Germans. Add up all the deaths and injuries in both countries, you’ll get more than a million people.
The Battle of Somme was a result of Germany’s attack at Verdun. Ferdinand Foch is credited with bringing the Battle of Somme into existence because France was fighting at Verdun. Von Falkenhayn served as the chief of general staff in Germany. Von Falkenhayn also led the Verdun offensive. The Battle of Somme was fought on the Somme River, which is also located in France. Sir Charles Douglas Haig, the British commander at the Battle of Somme. The British wanted to add artillery for their battle of Somme attack in order to cut down the wire of German Trenches, which would eventually lead to obliterating the German trenches. Unfortunately, they ran out of it just as the clock reached midnight. The Battle of Somme began with a week-long artillery attack on German lines. The Battle of Somme was one of The Great War’s most deadly battles. The Battle of Somme began for two reasons. First, Great Britain wanted to prevent France from fighting at Verdun. Second, Germany wanted to weaken the German Army. Great Britain was one of the four countries involved in this battle. During this time, more than 57,000 British soldiers died or were wounded. About 24,000 Canadians died or were wounded. Approximately 420,000 British soldiers were killed and wounded. Around 200 thousand French died or were injured and over 500 thousand Germans also died or were wounded. Add all of the deaths and injuries in both countries, you get over one million. The Battle of Somme was caused by Germany because of their attack at Verdun. Ferdinand Foch is credited with bringing the Battle of Somme into existence because France was fighting at Verdun. Von Falkenhayn led the German General Staff, and was also behind the Verdun assault. The Battle of Somme was fought on the Somme River, which is also located in France. Sir Charles Douglas Haig, the British commander at the Battle of Somme. Sir Charles Douglas Haig was the British commander during the Battle of Somme.
This battle began with artillery attacks on the German lines for a whole week. The German trenches received almost two million shells. It was intended that the British would attack the Germans to destroy the trenches. But their plan failed and by the end of the day, Germans had killed over 29,000 British Soldiers. The first day of Battle of Somme saw over 57 thousand British soldiers killed or injured. But the british did not surrender. The British kept on attacking the German army. By August, there would be over 250,000 Germans either dead or wounded. German military showed weakness when the French and British forces forced complete dominance over the German military.
German military lost food due to the French-British military dominance. German military suffered from a reduction in food because the British & French military blocked the German military’s access to the sea and all their food. Falkenhayn resigned as German Commander due to all of these things happening at the Battle of Somme. Falkenhayn’s position was taken over by two new people. The first was General Hindenburg, and the second was Ludendorff. He had other plans for the German commander. General Hindenburg wanted to keep German troops in the Battle of Somme. General Hindenburg created a better and newer tactic to bring the Germans back in. Sir Douglas Haig the British Commander-in-Chief decided to stop the British Army offensive that ended the Battle of Somme.
