The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. On 1 July 1916 ...
The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...
Almost 2,000 soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division died on the first day of the Somme campaign. When it was withdrawn from the line, the division had won a reputation as courageous soldiers.
The Battle of the Somme, of which 1st July was just the first, disastrous day, raged for another four months, and was vital not only in diverting German forces away from their assault on the ...
It is 75 years since he witnessed the carnage of the first assault on D-Day but the memory reduces him to tears. ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 679215 Registered office ...
Poor Angéline, it is the worst sight that a man ever wants to see." The Battle of the Somme lasted five months in 1916 and placed young men on both sides of the war in the middle of a protracted ...
Almost 20,000 British soldiers lost their lives in the first 24 hours of the historic battle. Thousands of Australians also fought and died in the Somme, fighting for the British Empire.
Less than a year before, the first ever tanks were used during the Battle of the Somme - with mixed results. Ukrainian servicemen ride aboard a self-propelled Howitzer armoured vehicle near ...
Deputy First Minister and Gaelic Secretary Kate ... at the 100 year memorial of the Battle of the Somme in Thiepval”.
Charles was also shown a kilt worn by a soldier wounded in the Somme which has been untouched for decades during a visit to ...