The battle of the Somme

Question 1

Date

Answer 1

July 1st 1916 - November 18th 1916

Question 2

Number of deaths on firs day

Answer 2

57470

Question 3

sir Douglas Heigh’s plan

Answer 3

1. 7 days of bombarding
   + tam 1M shells fired
   -to kill germans
   -to keep them awake
   -destroy defences(barbed wire)
2. Wave after wave pf infantry attacks (war of attrition)

Question 4

name of the guy with the plan

Answer 4

Sir Douglas Heigh

Question 5

why the firs day of the somme went badly

Answer 5

1. the first part failed, the germans hid in dugouts and survived. The survivors massacred the British who didn’t expect any resistance
2. Even dough the first part of the plan didn’t work the plan wasn’t changed since Heigh did not have a plan B
3. The barbed wire was not destroyed the shells simply made it a bigger mess wiving the Germans more time to shoot the British