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Battle of Somme (Who? (Allies (Australians (Anzac Corps), British (fought…
Battle of Somme
Who?
Allies
Australians
Anzac Corps
South Africans
French
British
fought in Kitchener's "Pals" units
Germans
What?
Major battle during World War I
famous for having many casualties
750,000 from both sides
Testing grounds for "industrial warfare"
New weapons included Vickers machine gun, field howitzer, poison gas, grenades, and Mark I tank.
Trench warfare
area between trenches is called "No Man's Land"
Where?
Northern Europe in France
Bloody battles fought in Mametz and Devil's Woods
When?
Fought between July and November of 1916
Why?
to distract Germans from Verdun, a French battle site