The Battle of the Somme
LO - identify and summarise key details about the Battle of the Somme
Fill in the table below using information from the text about the Battle of
the Somme
Topic Details
1 July 1916 – 18 750,000 went over
Date of the
November 1916 the top on the first
Battle
1 day
420,000 British and
To relieve pressure
Purpose of the on the French at 200,000 French
Offensive Verdun and attempt soldiers wounded or
2 to break through killed
Commanders German lines 1 July 1916 – 18
3 Involved November 1916
British General Sir
Douglas Haig, German Commander
Over 19,000 British
Erich von Falkenhayn
Week-long artillery soldiers killed,
bombardment to 38,000 wounded:
British Strategy destroy German
deadliest day in
defences and allow
troops to walk British military
4 across No Man's history
Land To relieve pressure
on the French at
Artillery Shells
1.7 million Verdun and attempt
Fired
to break through
5 German lines
British General Sir
750,000 went over Douglas Haig,
Number of the top on the first German
British Soldiers day
Commander Erich
6 von Falkenhayn
The outcome of 1.7 million
7 the First Day
Over 19,000 British soldiers killed, Week-long artillery
Tanks weredeadliest
38,000 wounded: used day
forin bombardment to
British military history
the first time, destroy German
Innovations in though mostly defences and allow
Combat ineffective due to troops to walk
thick mud across No Man's
8 Land
Tanks were used for
the first time,
Total Area 25 km long and 6 though mostly
Captured km wide ineffective due to
9 thick mud
Casualties 25 km long and 6
10 (British/French) 420,000 British and km wide
200,000 French soldiers
wounded or killed
Q2) How were values and attitudes towards the war beginning to change
by the end of 1916?
