battle of the somme

• when was the battle of the somme?

  July - November 1916
• how many allied casualties were there?

  400000
• how many German casualties were there?

  450000
• how many casualties did british medics expect daily?

  10000
• what were the 2 new tactics used during the battle of the somme?

  tanks and creeping barage
• what was the first day of the battle of the somme?

  July 1st 1916
• how many british casualties were caused on the first day?

  60000
• what was the creeping barrage?

  dropping artillery shells just infront of the british infantry as it advanced
• were tanks successful and why?

  no because they had many technical problems
• what was the battle of the somme the first use of?

  tanks
• the battle of the somme was the biggest attack from the british in WW1
• what else was used during the battle of the somme?

  • airstrikes by aircrafts
  • grenades
• who was sent to the frontline and why was this a problem?

  new troops and this means they were inexperienced
• why did the men struggle?

  most carrying bags weighing 20kg
• what time did men go into no mans land to fight?

  7:30am
• how many men went to no mans land to fight?

  60000
• how many british men were killed on the first day?

  20000
• how deep were the German and british trenches?

  German- 12m

  british- 2m
• who was the british leader during the battle of the somme?

  Douglas Haig
• how many shells didnt go off?

  1/3
• why was it not successful?

  • French didn't agree with haigs orders
  • problems with communication
  • artillery failed to cut through barbed wire
• how much TNT was under hawthorn ridge?

  500000kg