13: The Battle of the Somme Caused 1 Million Casualties But Was a Turning Point for WW1

13: The Battle of the Somme Caused 1 Million Casualties But Was a Turning Point for WW1

The 1916 Battle of the Somme caused a total of 1 million casualties on all sides. the total is over a million casualties. The Allies had gained very little ground. At the end of the battle, they had gained only 7 miles and were still about 3 miles short of their goal from the first day of the war. The Somme, along with Verdun and the Brusilov Offensive, were among the bloodiest in world history up to that point. According to John Keegan, the Battle of the Somme was the greatest British tragedy of the twentieth century: “The Somme marked the end of an age of vital optimism in British life that has never been recovered.” For many, the battle exemplified the ‘futile’ slaughter and military incompetence of the First World War. Yet a more professional and effective army emerged from the battle. And the tactics developed there, including the use of tanks and creeping barrages, laid some of the foundations of the Allies’ successes in 1918. The Somme also succeeded in relieving the pressure on the French at Verdun. Abandoning them would have greatly tested the unity of the Entente. One German officer described the Battle of the Somme as ‘the muddy grave of the German Field Army’. That army never fully recovered from the loss of so many experienced junior and non-commissioned officers.

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Key Battles Of World War 1_Special Announcment - Sources Used for WW1 Series

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20: The 1918 Battle of Meggido Shattered the Ottoman Empire and Created the Modern Middle East

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19: The Empire Strikes Back -- Germany's Final Push to Win WW1 in Spring 1918

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