Battle of the Somme

Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the River Somme in France.

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Georg von Küchler

Georg von Küchler


Arthur Percival

Arthur Percival

General

Fritz von Below

Fritz von Below

General

Noel Godfrey Chavasse

Noel Godfrey Chavasse

British medical doctor

William Barnsley Allen

William Barnsley Allen

Medical doctor

M. E. Clifton James

M. E. Clifton James

Actor

William George Barker

William George Barker

Canadian fighter

Keith Park

Keith Park

Senior officer

Frederick Birks

Frederick Birks

Soldier

Gitz Rice

Gitz Rice

Canadian musical composer

John Lavarack

John Lavarack

Former Governor of Queensland

Robert Edward Cruickshank

Robert Edward Cruickshank

Armed force officer

Sholom Schwartzbard

Sholom Schwartzbard

Poet

William McFadzean

William McFadzean

British soldier

Robert Quigg

Robert Quigg

Soldier

Albert Leo Schlageter

Albert Leo Schlageter

Military officer

Hermann von Kuhl

Hermann von Kuhl

Military officer

Berthold von Deimling

Berthold von Deimling


Raymond Asquith

Raymond Asquith

Barrister

Cedric Howell

Cedric Howell

Australian fighter pilot

Stewart Loudoun-Shand

Stewart Loudoun-Shand

Soldier

Victor Goddard

Victor Goddard

Military commander

Tom Adlam

Tom Adlam

British soldier

William Henry Short

William Henry Short

Soldier

Graham Thomson Lyall

Graham Thomson Lyall

Soldier

John Leslie Green

John Leslie Green

Armed force officer

Harry Murray

Harry Murray

Australian soldier

Henry Dalziel

Henry Dalziel

Armed force officer

Thomas Axford

Thomas Axford

Armed force officer