Battle of the Somme
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The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the river Somme in France. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies. More than three million men fought in the battle, of whom more than one million were either wounded or killed, making it one of the deadliest battles in human history.
1916
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Bloody Somme; Somme Offensive
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1916 Battle of the Somme
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The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4534
German prisoners taken by Canadians on the Somme being escorted to the prisoner's cages by Canadian Military Police (I0004779)
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1489
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4576
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4277
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4466 (cropped)
Barbed wire at Beaumont Hamel
Australian War Memorial EZ0190
The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4502
A German trench occupied by British Soldiers during the Battle of the Somme- Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Tome IV. Troisième volume. Bataille de la Somme (fin) - 1935 book, General Staff of the French Army, Historical Service, French
- Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Tome IV. Troisième volume. Bataille de la Somme (fin) - 1935 book, General Staff of the French Army, Historical Service, French
- Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Tome IV. Troisième volume. Bataille de la Somme (fin) - 1935 book, General Staff of the French Army, Historical Service, French
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Monchy-au-Bois | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1339 | Thiérache campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1356 | Lancaster's chevauchée of 1356 | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1536 | Siege of Péronne | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1595 | Siege of Doullens | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1636 | Crossing of the Somme | Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1636 | First siege of Corbie | Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, siege, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1636 | Second siege of Corbie | Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, Hispanic Monarchy, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Battle of Amiens | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Battle of Hallue | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Siege of Péronne | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1871 | Battle of Bapaume (1871) | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Ovillers-la-Boisselle in World War I | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle of Albert | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1915 | Battle of Hébuterne | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Albert | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of the Somme | British Empire, German Empire, French Third Republic, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | First day on the Somme | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Leipzig salient | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Capture of La Boisselle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Mametz Wood | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Mametz Wood | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Bazentin Ridge | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Delville Wood | British Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Capture of Ovillers | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Pozières | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Mouquet Farm | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Guillemont | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Ginchy | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Flers–Courcelette | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Canadian Expeditionary Force | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Capture of Martinpuich | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Morval | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Thiepval Ridge | J. R. R. Tolkien, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Capture of Combles | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Le Transloy | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of the Ancre Heights | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Capture of Regina Trench | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of the Ancre | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Attack on Noreuil | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Spring Offensive | Alberico Albricci, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, offensive, United States, British Empire, German Empire, Dominion of Newfoundland, Erich Ludendorff, French Third Republic, John J. Pershing, First Portuguese Republic, Ferdinand Foch | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | First Battle of Dernancourt | Australia, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Moreuil Wood | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | First Battle of Morlancourt | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of the Avre | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Second Battle of Dernancourt | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Second Battle of Morlancourt | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Third Battle of Morlancourt | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Imperial German Army, Australian Army | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Hamel | battle, United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Hundred Days Offensive | British Empire, Austria–Hungary, German Empire, Erich Ludendorff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, French Third Republic, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, offensive, Ferdinand Foch, John J. Pershing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Albert | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Second Battle of Bapaume | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Second Battle of the Somme | United States, British Empire, German Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin | Australia, German Empire, battle, John Monash | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Havrincourt | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Dominion of New Zealand | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle of Arras | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1917 | Casemate à mitrailleuse 526 | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Musée Somme 1916 of Albert | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1986 | South African Delville Wood Commemorative Museum | Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2012 | Bullecourt 1917, Jean and Denise Letaille museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2018 | Sir John Monash Centre | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | tower | donjon de Bailleulmont | keep | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4534 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | German prisoners taken by Canadians on the Somme being escorted to the prisoner's cages by Canadian Military Police (I0004779) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1489 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4576 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4277 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4466 (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Barbed wire at Beaumont Hamel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Australian War Memorial EZ0190 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4502 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A German trench occupied by British Soldiers during the Battle of the Somme | Commons | ||
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