the Battle of the Somme

By Andrewwang298

  • Artillery bombardment

    Artillery bombardment on German defensive positions, 1.5 million shells fired over a 15 mile front
  • Period: to

    Siginificant dates to the Battle of the Somme

  • Start of war

    The Battle of the Somme is considered to have started on this day. The British experienced the worst single-day death toll in their history: 18 800 soldiers were killed on the first day. They attacked in broad daylight shoulder to shoulder, which made mowing them down easy for intact German defenses

  • Night Attack

  • Capture of Thiepval

  • Capture of Beaumont-Hamel and Beaucourt

  • End of Battle