The Western Front and the Somme, 1916 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year of Battle of the Somme
Year of Battle of the Somme
1916
Western Front trench network length by 1915
Western Front trench network length by 1915
600 km
Date of first day of Somme
Date of first day of Somme
1 July 1916
British killed on first day of Somme
British killed on first day of Somme
20,000
Total British casualties first day of Somme
Total British casualties first day of Somme
60,000 (20,000 killed, 40,000 wounded/captured)
Duration of Somme offensive
Duration of Somme offensive
5 months
Number of infantry in main Somme assault
Number of infantry in main Somme assault
120,000 soldiers
Number of German trench lines at Somme
Number of German trench lines at Somme
12 parallel lines
Gas attack locations in Somme plan
Gas attack locations in Somme plan
40 different locations
Cause of trench foot
Cause of trench foot
Wet conditions
Modern name for shell shock
Modern name for shell shock
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Battle where tanks first used
Battle where tanks first used
Battle of the Somme
Why Somme lost element of surprise
Why Somme lost element of surprise
Week-long artillery barrage alerted Germans
Haig's controversial Somme decision
Haig's controversial Somme decision
Continued offensive after disastrous first day
What was No Man's Land?
What was No Man's Land?
Area separating opposing forces in trenches