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BATTLE OF THE SOMME:1916

The Plan….. This battle was British plan to take out the Germans for good 7 days of a barrage of shells fired over to the German lines. (This was supposed to have taken out the Germans) After the 7th day of bombing, (July 1, 1916) British troops follow tanks into no man’s land.

Problems… When the bombing started, Germans dug down. Up to 15 meters into their trenches, they were protected Tanks were used for the soldiers to follow behind on foot. The tanks were too primitive and broke down half way across No Man’s Land. Very few British men made it to the German trenches.

SOMME This was one of the biggest battles of the entire war. It lasted five months and resulted in a high number of casualties. On the first day of battle (July 1, 1916), casualties totalled 57, 470 troops The Canadian regiments were operating under the orders of British General Douglas Haig

SOMME The first day of the Battle was horrible for Newfoundland troops. This was at Beaumont- Hamel The soldiers had to face rapid fire from machine guns as they walked through no-man’s land. 90% of the regiment was dead or wounded. The overall Battle ended on November 18, 1916.

Results of Somme… High casualty loss on both sides. Canada lost 24,029 men during those five months. It reinforced Canada’s reputation as a strong fighting corps. They were marked as storm troops due to their skill and persistence. It was considered a useless battle; over 1 million deaths and 5 months of brutality for 11 km of land.