The battle of the Somme

• Lead by general haig

  fought between British and German
• Was hoped to:

  • divert Germans and relieve france
  • break deadlock and get war moving
• What actually happened:

  • day 1(july 1st 1916) 40000 British wounded and 20000 killed
  • Total 420000 british wounded or killed and 195000 french
• The battle of the Somme was fought at the Somme river
• tanks were used for the first time in the battle of the somme
• over 1 million people died in total