Battle of the Somme

Question 1

start + finish

Answer 1

1 July 1916 – 18 November 1916

Question 2

when did the men go over the top on the first day

Answer 2

7:30 am

Question 3

first day bad why? improvements?

Answer 3

went over in light, rolling barrage didn’t work, poor communication between sections, walking, soldiers didn’t know objective. improvements = they fixed stuff that went wrong