jul 1, 1916 - The Battle of Somme
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The Battle of the Somme took place during the First World War between 1 July and 18 November 1916 in the Somme department of France. The battle consisted of an offensive by the British and French armies against the German Army, which since invading France in August 1914 had occupied large areas of that country. One of the largest battles of the First World War. On July 1, 1916, the date which saw the heaviest loss of life in a single day, the British Army on the Somme alone suffered over 57,000 casualties. It is understood to have been one of the bloodiest military operations ever recorded.image source:
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jul 1, 1916
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~ 109 years ago