The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme; German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a major battle of the First World War fought by the …

Nov 12, 2009 · The Battle of the Somme was a deadly Allied offensive against German forces along the Western Front of World War I, near the Somme River in France.

Feb 12, 2025 · The First Battle of the Somme took place July 1–November 13, 1916, during World War I. It was a costly and largely unsuccessful Allied offensive on the Western Front. The …

The Somme (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Picard: Sonme) is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region. …

The Somme (UK: / s ɒ m / SOM, US: / s ʌ m / SUM; [1] [2] French: ⓘ) is a river in Picardy, northern France. The river is 245 km (152 mi) in length, from its source in the high ground of …

May 1, 2018 · The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of World War I, and among the bloodiest in all of human history.

Jun 30, 2016 · In late September 1916, Bavarian Army corporal Adolf Hitler was dispatched with his unit to the Battle of the Somme, which he described as “more like hell than war.”

The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was fought during the First World War from 1 July to 18 November 1916. In the summer of 1916 the Bri...

The 1916 Somme offensive was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War (1914-18). The opening day of the attack, 1 July 1916, saw the British Army sustain 57,000 …

Somme River, river, northern France. It rises in the hills at Fonsommes, near Saint-Quentin in the Aisne département, and flows generally westward for 152 miles (245 km) to the English …