THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

WHY WAS THE BATTLE FOUGHT?

• The battle was forgot because the French had lost many men in the city of Verdun.
• This had been going on for several months and the French needed some relief.
• They started planning an attack on the Germans from the North of Verdun.
• This then required the Germans to move their men away from the Battlefield of Verdun.

THE AIM

LOCATION

• On the left is a map of France.
• Circled is the area where the Somme took place.
• It was up north of France, near the border of Germany.
• The map on the right is a map of the Somme battle field.
• The battle took place on either side of The River Of Somme.

TECHNOLOGY

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OUTCOMES

• The Somme is known to be one of the worst battles on the western front.
• Many deaths and injures came out of the Somme battle
• This was because technology was incorporated into war for the first time.
• The men were not prepared for this, causing thousands of deaths.
• 465,000 men died and 623,907 men were injured, > 1,000,000 men in 4 months!

LEGACY