 BATTLE OF THE SOMME:1916.   This battle was British plan to take out the Germans for good (Last Push)  7 days of a barrage of shells fired over to.

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 BATTLE OF THE SOMME:1916

  This battle was British plan to take out the Germans for good (Last Push)  7 days of a barrage of shells fired over to the German lines.  On July 1, 1916 British troops follow tanks into no man’s land. The Plan…..

  When the bombing started, Germans dug down.  Up to 15 meters into their trenches, they were protected  Tanks were used for the soldiers to follow behind on foot.  The tanks were too primitive and broke down half way across No Man’s Land.  Very few British men made it to the German trenches. Problems…

  This was one of the biggest battles of the entire war. It lasted five months and resulted in a high number of casualties.  On the first day of battle (July 1, 1916), casualties totalled 57, 470 troops  The Canadian regiments were operating under the orders of British General Douglas Haig

  The first day of the Battle was horrible for Newfoundland troops. This was at Beaumont-Hamel  The soldiers had to face rapid fire from machine guns as they walked through no- man’s land. 90% of the regiment was dead or wounded.  The overall Battle ended on November 18, 1916.

  High casualty loss on both sides. Canada lost 24,029 men during those five months.  It reinforced Canada’s reputation as a strong fighting corps.  It was considered a useless battle; over 1 million deaths and 5 months of brutality for 11 km of land. Results of Somme…

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