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Somme or The Somme may refer to:
The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme, German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the River Somme in France. It was one of the largest battles of World War I, in which more than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history. A Franco-British commitment to an offensive on the Somme had been made during Allied discussions at Chantilly, Oise, in December 1915. The Allies agreed upon a strategy of combined offensives against the Central Powers in 1916, by the French, Russian, British and Italian armies, with the Somme offensive as the Franco-British contribution. The main part of the offensive was to be made by the French army, supported on the northern flank by the Fourth Army of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF).
Generally, a battle is a combat in warfare between two or more parties.
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This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive - the worst single day in British military history. Produced in partnership with Osprey Publishing https://ospreypublishing.com/ Osprey books about the Battle of the Somme: The Battle of the Somme: https://ospreypublishing.com/the-battle-of-the-somme Somme 1 July 1916: https://ospreypublishing.com/somme-1-july-1916-pb Trench: https://ospreypublishing.com/trench German Machine Guns of World War One: https://ospreypublishing.com/german-machine-guns-of-world-war-i British Infantryman vs German infantryman - Somme 1916: https://ospreypublishing.com/british-infantryman-vs-german-infantryman-somme-1916 The Battle of the Somme has been immortalised as the greatest disaster in British military history, when 57,000 British soldiers...
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The First day of the Somme 1 July 1916 British soldiers moved across no man's land, on the 1st of July at 7:30 in the morning. They were soon hit by machine guns and explosive shells as they progressed towards the German line. The advance was soon halted because of barbed wire and heavily defended trenches. Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=c Get your copy of Simple History: World War I today! https://www.amazon.com/Simple-History-World-War-I/dp/1536830402/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1457289367&sr;=8-1 Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ref=...
In Belgium's Flanders Fields a team of archaeologists are conducting an historic dig. They are uncovering two World War One trenches -- one Allied, one German. This is where trench warfare began, flourished and died in just four short years. Soon, these historic trenches will be paved over by highways and housing developments. But before the bulldozers arrive, a team of archaeologists have just ten days to find and save the weapons, tools and bones. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: goo.gl/zCIIDC Content licensed from DCD Rights. Produced by Cream Productions.
Over 92 years on - A video in memory of all those who gave their lifes during First World War. Features real footage from the Somme, including quotes and figures. Comments about the video or infomation about the war or loved ones are welcomed. *** Watching the video in high quality is recommended due to black and white footage, just choose option under video *** * Annotations have been added (01/07/08) -------------------------------------------------- Voted as one of the TEN BEST War Videos on WeShow Awards.
Sky News Defence Correspondent, Alistair Bunkall guides us through some of the key sites in the Battle of the Somme and the memorials in place to commemorate those that were lost in one of the bloodiest times in human history. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: iPad https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/Sky-News-for-iPad/id422583124 iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl;=en_GB
For a minute there I almost believed you
And I wanted to forgive you for everything you've done
And I could feel safe but miserable
In a familiar world of lies and misinformation
But then I remembered that everything you've ever said
and everything you've ever done
add up to more wrongs,
than could ever make a right
So don't try to talk to me
'cause a thousand Fuck You's would never be enough
So I'm only gonna say this once
Fuck You I'm never coming back