Below is some information on the battle of 1st battle of the Some (1918). Were your ancestors part of the battle? It also includes the regiments involved in 1st battle of the Somme with some suggested websites that may be of interest in researching your ancestors or genealogy in general.

Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: The 1st battle of the Somme was fought in 1918. It was initiated by the Germans believing the British to be tired after recent fighting and to break their army before the Americans could join in. The plan was simply to break through the allied and surround the British, forcing their surrender. The British had inherited a poorly defended line from the French with no fall-back positions, any attack would be problematic for them. The Germans advanced having used artillery to take out British infrastructure. In just one month of fighting the allied forces lost 328000, of which 236000 were British. The Germans lost 348000.

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