https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw Made with a dash of wit en-us 2019-04-04 15:26:18 UTC 2025-11-05 21:46:30 UTC hello@padlet.com elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348582708 The parties involved are the British, German, and French armies.]]> 2019-04-04 15:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348582708 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348583695 The Battle of the Somme started on July 1st 1916 and lasted until November 1916.]]> 2019-04-04 15:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348583695 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348585129 The Battle of the Somme was fought in Northern France.]]> 2019-04-04 15:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348585129 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348585647 The reason for having the battle of the Somme was to relieve the French army fighting at Verdun and to weaken the German army.]]> 2019-04-04 15:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348585647 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348587316 The British came into the Battle of the Somme to relieve the French and fight the Germans.]]> 2019-04-04 15:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348587316 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348588109 The Battle of the Somme was the first great offensive Battle of the British.]]> 2019-04-04 15:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348588109 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348604039 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.]]> 2019-04-04 16:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348604039 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348610798 A lot of the German troops still made it through despite the muddy conditions and eventually went to fight hand to hand combat.]]> 2019-04-04 16:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348610798 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348612258 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.]]> 2019-04-04 16:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348612258 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348614281 Germans dug trenches so that they wouldn't get mowed down by the oncoming fire from the bombardments of the opposing side. ]]> 2019-04-04 16:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348614281 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348616218 The Battle of the Somme started with a week long artillery bombardment of the German lines.]]> 2019-04-04 16:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348616218 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348618463 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.]]> 2019-04-04 16:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348618463 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348619321 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.]]> 2019-04-04 16:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348619321 elihaas929 https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348620234 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.]]> 2019-04-04 16:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elihaas929/ekdk61dzv2yw/wish/348620234