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- Over the course of the campaign both sides fired artillery shells by the tons, unleash streams of machine gun fire, spray chemical weapons, fire flamethrowers, and British troops deployed tanks for the first time. Casualties just kept rising as the Somme became a grueling battle of attrition.
- The battle plan involved the British attacking on a 15 mile front to north of the Somme with five French divisions attacking along an 8 mile front to the south of the Somme.
- The Battle of the Somme or the Somme Offensive was a series of battles that occurred during the Summer and Autumn of 1916. ... The offensive did not break the stalemate and resulted in massive casualties for both sides. Historians have argued whether the Somme was a failure or a partial success.
- A seven-day preliminary bombardment began on 24 June 1916 in an attempt to cut the barbed wire in front of the German lines and destroy trench defences and artillery. In the week leading up to the battle, over 1.5 million shells were fired. ... Despite the two extra days of bombardment, no additional shells were available.
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