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Battle of the Somme (What was it? (Synonymous with trench warfare (area…
Battle of the Somme
What was it?
Synonymous with trench warfare
area between trenches called "No Man's Land"
muddy, rat-infested Hell
Testing ground for "modern" warfare techniques
Major World War I battle
750,000 casualties
Who?
Germans
Allies
Australians
Units called Anzacs
French
British
Kitchener's PALS
South Africans
When?
June of 1916 to November
Where?
France in Northern Europe
Mametz Wood and Devil's Wood
Why?
To help French who were losing at Verdun, and to distract Germans