During World War I, trenches and barbed wire ran across
the Europe, from Switzerland to the North Sea.
The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of
The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of
the First World War, with more than one million casualties.
At 7.30am on July 1st, 1916, after a devastating artillery
At 7.30am on July 1st, 1916, after a devastating artillery
bombardment lasting more than a week, 100,000 British
soldiers waited in their trenches ready to advance on the
German lines.
1 comment:
Most interesting point brought
out (to me as a artilleryman)was
the use of shrapnel shells by the
British instead of high explosive
(HE). That as it turned out was
completely ineffective against the
German wire.
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