https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar en-us 2019-03-14 14:48:15 UTC 2019-03-14 16:00:52 UTC hello@padlet.com zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341364918 General Sir Douglas Haig - Criticized for the large amount of casualties that took place when he lead the British.]]> 2019-03-14 14:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341364918 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341364977 Battle at the Somme River, one of the largest battles of World War I, the French and British took an offensive stance against the Germans.]]> 2019-03-14 14:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341364977 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365015 July 1st to November 1st 1916]]> 2019-03-14 14:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365015 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365084 Near the Somme River in France]]> 2019-03-14 14:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365084 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365130 The aims of the battle were to relieve the French Army of fighting at Verdun and to weaken the German Army.]]> 2019-03-14 14:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365130 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365340 In early 1916, the French proposed a joint Franco-British offensive along the river Somme. The British army assumed the major role of the Somme offensive and attacked north of the Somme with fourteen infantry divisions, while the French attacked astride and south of the Somme with five divisions. In defense, the German army deployed seven divisions.]]> 2019-03-14 14:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365340 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365476 The battle began with week-long artillery bombardment of the German lines in order to destroy the German trenches and barbed wire in front of the trenches.]]> 2019-03-14 14:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365476 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365519 The Germans hid in their dugouts until the infantry advance began and they faced the British and French with machine guns.]]> 2019-03-14 14:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365519 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365553 The Allied forces moved over no mans land toward the German front lines and the German line soldiers didn't get through due to the huge number of troops attacking them.]]> 2019-03-14 14:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365553 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365603 The cavalry was not a great success since the muddy conditions made the horses slow and riders easy targets; however, the man to man combat was bloody and horrific.]]> 2019-03-14 14:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365603 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365634 The Allied forces were able to advance along a thirty-mile strip.]]> 2019-03-14 14:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341365634 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341396990 - "the assault was preceded by a horrific bombardment, lasting about an hour and a half"
-"Many prisoners have already fallen into our hands, and as far as can be ascertained our casualties have not been heavy"]]> 2019-03-14 15:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341396990 zoesimmo114 https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341400373 - "Quite as many died on the enemy wire as on the ground, like fish caught in a net they hung there in grotesque postures"
-"Machine gun fire had done its terrible work" ]]> 2019-03-14 15:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/zoesimmo114/b7h8qa5nk2ar/wish/341400373