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-Germans always had a commanding view of No Manś land
-many were washed up to a high water-mark
-Some looked like they were praying
-machine gun fired and did terrible work(machine gunner of the somme)

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- assult lasted about an hour and a half
-fighting could develop in intensity but the british troops have already occupied the german front line
-prisoners cant escape

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Joint Franco-British offensive. Thiepval finally taken. Rain delays further Allied advances, leading to a renewed war of attrition. End of Somme offensive

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Renewed British attack in northern section of Somme battlefield.Tanks used in battle for first time in history.

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British and Commonwealth attack on key Guillemont-Pozieres area begins. Australians finally capture Pozieres two days later.

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Battle of the Somme begins. French troops advance, but British forces suffer almost 20,000 men dead in one day. South African troops begin important attack on Delville Wood.

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Naval Battle of Jutland takes place between British and German fleets. Allied offensive begins the Battle of the Somme.Battle of Verdun ends with 550,000 French and 450,000 German casualties.

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he British guns were too thinly spread to achieve this goal , the guns were largely ineffective against the concrete dugouts. To make matters worse, it has been been estimated that as many as 30% of the shells failed to explode.

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The french army had been under attack at Verdun, France since February and was closed to cracking. The allied side created a plain in hopes that british offensive on the Somme would force the Germans to leave troops Verdun.

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The battle occurred between July 1st, 1916 and it lasted until November 1916

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The battle of Somme was the bloodiest battle fought in world war I. It was fought for 5 months and was a memorable battle. From british perspective it was the bloodies war war.

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During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war.