world war 1 canadian battles – the somme cch2p / d ms. pannell
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World War 1
Canadian Battles – The SommeCCH2P / D
Ms. Pannell
The Somme, 1916
July 1 – November 18, 1916
A British offensive led by British General Haig
A series of out-dated poorly planned battles along the Somme River lasting 5 months
The Somme
The Somme, 1916
The Somme
The Somme – the planStep 1: artillery attack for 2 weeks –
intended to destroy barbed wire and German trenches.
– Artillery attack FAILED
Step 2: Allies then given the order to go ‘over the top’ where they were mowed down by German machine gun fire
Total 1.25 million are killed Land gain = 10 km
The Somme – over the top