The Battle Of The Somme

Question 1

When was the battle of the Somme

Answer 1

July-November 1916

Question 2

What was special about the battle of the Somme

Answer 2

Huge casualty rate
Expected 10,000 casualties per day
60,000 casualties on first day
400,000 allied casualties overall
450,000 German casualties
Huge medical consequence

Question 3

Why did the Somme have so many casualties

Answer 3

Faulty/unreliable weaponry
Unexperienced/untrained soldiers
Haig didn’t want to fight there in the first place

Question 4

What huge impact did the Somme have

Answer 4

Lots of pals battalions
Deaths from concentrated areas
Destroy towns

Question 5

What technique did the British use at the battle of the Somme

Answer 5

Creeping barrage
(Launching artillery from the trenches, just in front of advancing British troops)