martyboy2 of Britain
Battle of the Somme July1st / November18th 1916
An original photograph taken before the Battle. From GHQ
British losses 481,842
French losses 250,000
German losses 537,918.
My God such slaughter. lt was the largest battle ever fought on the Western Front.
lt was one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
More than one million men were killed or wounded.
On the first day alone the British suffered 57,470 casualties.19,240 of these were killed.
it was a battle that first saw use of the tank
There was a week long bombardment of the German lines before the battle which saw 1,738,000 shells fired by the British.
We should learn a lesson from all of this hell !!
How many families felt pain from loss.
Battle of the Somme July1st / November18th 1916
An original photograph taken before the Battle. From GHQ
British losses 481,842
French losses 250,000
German losses 537,918.
My God such slaughter. lt was the largest battle ever fought on the Western Front.
lt was one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
More than one million men were killed or wounded.
On the first day alone the British suffered 57,470 casualties.19,240 of these were killed.
it was a battle that first saw use of the tank
There was a week long bombardment of the German lines before the battle which saw 1,738,000 shells fired by the British.
We should learn a lesson from all of this hell !!
How many families felt pain from loss.