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1.July 3rd 7:30
2.Attack was launched by the British Army
3.Assault was lead by a bombardment lasted 1:30
4.British troops occupied German front
5.Captured fallen prisoner=their side now

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1.British point of view
2.July 2nd=understanding that the Germans had good view of No Man's Land
3.British attack =dead bodies washed up (high water mark)
4.Hung the corpses in grotesque postures
5.Soldiers died on there knees =machine gun did the work

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Stage 1: started with a week-long artillery bombardment of Germans lines.

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Germans Bombardment was there signal for the infantry advance, to face the British and the French on no man's land.

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The Allied troops tried to evade the Germans in no mans land, many solider's were gunned but they where able to get through with cavalry.

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When the Allied moved towards the Germans it was not a good move because it was too muddy and riders were easy shots for the Germans to take out.

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Battle ended November 1916 with over 620,000 deaths from The Triple Entente,and 500,000 from The Triple Alliance.

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General Sir Douglas Haig wanted to launch an attack on the Germans to weaken there front line.The Battle of Somme was a battle fought during WWI by the German Empire against the armies of the British and the French.

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The Battle of Somme was the bloodiest battle fought during WWI. It was fought for 5 months and was a memorable battle, it's one of the bloodiest battles fought by the British.

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The Battle occurred between July 1st 1916 through November 18th 1916.

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The battle took place on both sides of the Somme River in France and 30 km away from the western front.

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The french army had been under attack at Verdun, and were close to cracking. The Allied side created a plan in hopes that a major offense on the Somme would force the Germans to leave the troops at Verdun.

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French citizens were being murdered at Verdun,to the east of Paris,because the Germans have taken over the area.France and Britain counterattacked the the Germans in an attempt to take back there hold.