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The Battle of the Somme started with a week long artillery bombardment of the German lines.

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Germans dug trenches so that they wouldn't get mowed down by the oncoming fire from the bombardments of the opposing side.

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Every time the British stopped their bombardment the German advanced and moved into no mans land for a lot of them to get gunned down.

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A lot of the German troops still made it through despite the muddy conditions and eventually went to fight hand to hand combat.

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At the end of the battle of the Somme in November 1916 the British lost 420,000 men, the French lost 200,000 men, and the Germans lost 500,000 men.

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The parties involved are the British, German, and French armies.

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The Battle of the Somme started on July 1st 1916 and lasted until November 1916.

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The Battle of the Somme was fought in Northern France.

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The reason for having the battle of the Somme was to relieve the French army fighting at Verdun and to weaken the German army.

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The Battle of the Somme was the first great offensive Battle of the British.

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The British came into the Battle of the Somme to relieve the French and fight the Germans.

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This source explained the combat and how long and gruesome it was going to be. It describes how the losses on both sides were going to be terrible and how the price for victory was going to be very high.

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He was a machine gunner who described the mass deaths of the soldiers dying on the German wire. Soldiers were so densely stuck in it that he said you can't see sunlight through it.

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He was the commander of the 94th infantry Brigade at the Somme. He described how his men went into battle without breaking rank and even when getting gunned down they still powered on in formation.