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Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme; German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the river Somme…

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Date
1 July – 18 November 1916 (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Result
Inconclusive
Territorial changes
Bulge driven into the Noyon Salient

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related to Commemoration · 48
Battle of the Somme → At, Battle, BBC, BBC1, Best, British Embassy, British Summer Time, Catholic Bishops, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Division, England, For, Friday, George, Heaton Park, In, July, Just, King's Troop, Manchester
related to External links · 32
Battle of the Somme → April, Archived, Battle, Battles, Below, CWGC, Delville WoodExperience, First World WarBattle, First World WarWilliam Philpott, German First Army, Great War, History Documentary, International Encyclopedia, June, March, Northern Ireland RemembersOfficial, November, Reel Truth History, Somme, Somme Battle
related to Analysis · 22
Battle of the Somme → At, Battle, Bavaria, BEF, Britain, British, British Army, Churchill's, Crown Prince Rupprecht, France, German, Germany, Imperial German Army, Kitchener's, Kitchener's Army, Philpott, Russia, Somme, The British, The European
related to Histories of the battle · 21
Battle of the Somme → August, Battle, British, British Army's, British Cabinet, Churchill, English-language, General Rawlinson, German, German Army, Germans, Haig, In, Kitchener's Army, On, Peter Barton, Somme, The Battle, This, Though Churchill
related to Casualties · 13
Battle of the Somme → Allied, As, British, Chantilly Conference, French, Friedrich Steinbrecher, German, Germans, November, Somme, The, The Battle, World War
see also · 7
Battle of the Somme → Battle, Canadian, First World WarList, List, Somme, SommeOrder, World War
Date · 2
Battle of the Somme → 1 July – 18 November 1916 (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days), Date1 July – 18 November 1916 (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)LocationSomme River, north-central Somme and south-eastern Pas-de-Calais Départements, France.mw-parser-output .geo-d…
Location · 1
Battle of the Somme → Somme River, north-central Somme and south-eastern Pas-de-Calais Départements, France.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display…
Result · 1
Battle of the Somme → Inconclusive
Territorial changes · 1
Battle of the Somme → Bulge driven into the Noyon Salient

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german british somme army battle french front casualties offensive attack 1916 july 000 first line divisions war verdun north armies

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Battle of the SommeDate1 July – 18 November 1916 (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)1.00infobox
Battle of the SommeLocationSomme River, north-central Somme and south-eastern Pas-de-Calais Départements, France.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display…1.00infobox
Battle of the SommeResultInconclusive1.00infobox
Battle of the SommeTerritorial changesBulge driven into the Noyon Salient1.00infobox
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Battle of the Sommerelated to AnalysisAt0.60section
Battle of the Sommerelated to AnalysisBritish Army0.60section
Battle of the Sommerelated to AnalysisThe Somme0.60section
Battle of the Sommerelated to AnalysisKitchener's Army0.60section
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Battle of the Sommerelated to AnalysisThe British0.60section

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