The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916 ... A German machine gun unit defending trenches during World War One. German machine guns, such as the MG08, could fire over 500 rounds ...
On July 1, 1916, the first shots ... the 141-day Battle of the Somme. It was nearly two years into what was then being called the Great War, and what was once expected to be a quick skirmish ...
Otherwise known as the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal ... he was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916. He left behind a widow and six children ...
Passchendaele, Somme, Arras, Cambrai, Verdun, Dardanelles, Ypres and Jutland. There were not only the names of World War One battles, but also the names given to babies, usually in commemoration ...
This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916 - the single bloodiest ... myths lies the story of an elaborately-planned battle, fought against a determined and experienced ...