First day on the Somme
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The first day on the Somme was the beginning of the Battle of Albert the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme in the First World War. Nine corps of the French Si
An example of a Lewis gun
60-pounder gun battery
Aerial photograph of a British gas attack from Carnoy to Montauban, shortly before the Somme offensive.
Diagram of the Lochnagar mine
Battle of Albert (1916)
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The Battle of Albert is the British name for the first two weeks of British–French offensive operations of the Battle of the Somme. The Allied preparatory artillery bombardment commenced on 24 June an
First day on the Somme
…The first day on the Somme (1 July 1916) was the beginning of the Battle of Albert (1–13 July) the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme (1 July–18 November) in the First World War. Nine corps of…
French advances on the Somme, 1–11 July 1916
Fokker E.IV, 1916
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.7
Captured LVG C.II circa 1916