The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardie region of France.
The Somme was the site of many great battles in World War I and the department is home to a number of military cemeteries and to several major monuments commemorating the many soldiers from various countries who died on its battlefields.
This was one of the most costly battles of World War I, by th...
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The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardie region of France.
The Somme was the site of many great battles in World War I and the department is home to a number of military cemeteries and to several major monuments commemorating the many soldiers from various countries who died on its battlefields.
This was one of the most costly battles of World War I, by the number of troop casualties, as Allied forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 25-mile (40 km) front north and south of the River Somme in northern France. The Allies had originally intended the Somme to be the site of one of several simultaneous major offensives by Allied powers against the Central Powers in 1916. However, before these offensives could begin, the Germans attacked first, engaging the Allies at the Battle of Verdun. As this battle dragged on, the purpose of the Somme campaign (which was still in the planning...
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