the Battles of the Somme

the Battles of the Somme
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  • (the) Battles of the Somme — the Battles of the Somme [the Battles of the Somme] two long battles that took place in the valley of the river Somme in northern France during ↑World War I. In the first battle, which lasted from July to November 1916, more than a million… …   Useful english dictionary

  • First day on the Somme — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First day on the Somme partof=the Battle of the Somme (First World War) caption=The Tyneside Irish Brigade advancing on the La Boisselle sector. date=1 July, 1916 place=Somme, Picardy, France result=Indecisive… …   Wikipedia

  • First Battle of the Somme (1918) — The main Battle of the Somme was fought in the summer and autumn of July 1916. The Somme Battle of 1918 was fought from March 21 to April 5 1918; it is also known as the Battle of Saint Quentin or the Second Battle of the Somme [… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of the Somme — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Somme Offensive partof =the Western Front of World War I caption = Men of the 11th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, near La Boisselle, July 1916 date = 1 July – 18 November 1916 place =… …   Wikipedia

  • Order of battle for the Battle of the Somme — v · …   Wikipedia

  • Second Battle of the Somme (1918) — During the First World War, the Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought on the Western Front from the end of the summer, in the basin of the Somme River. It was a counter offensive in response to the German Offensive during the spring,… …   Wikipedia

  • Crossing of the Somme — Part of the Thirty Years War Crossing of the Somme, 1636. Oil on canvas by Pieter Snayers …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of the Somme (disambiguation) — Battle of the Somme commonly refers to the major Anglo French offensive in 1916 during World War I; however, the postwar Battles Nomenclature Committee divided this campaign into a series of battles (listed in the article above). According to… …   Wikipedia

  • Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme — Infobox Military Memorial name=Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme body=Commonwealth War Graves Commission caption= commemorates=the dead of World War I with no known grave use dates= coordinates= nearest town=Thiepval, northern France… …   Wikipedia

  • Somme, Battles of —    The Battles of the Somme occurred between France and Germany during World War I and World War II. The battle of 1916, a Franco British offensive, began in January and continued during the battle of verdun. This enormous battle, at which… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

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