Battle of the Somme | |||||||||
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Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||||
Complete map of the Battle of the Somme |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
United Kingdom and Empire:
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Germany | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Douglas Haig Henry Rawlinson Hubert Gough Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Émile Fayolle Joseph Alfred Micheler |
Erich von Falkenhayn Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below |
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Strength | |||||||||
1 July 13 divisions 11 divisions July–November 50 divisions 48 divisions |
1 July 10 1⁄2 divisions July–November 50 divisions |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
c. 420,000[1] (95,675 killed or missing) c. 200,000[2] (50,729 killed or missing) |
c. 440,000[3]
41,605 men captured by French[4] 31,396 men captured by British[4] |
Battle of the Somme | |||||||||
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Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||||
Complete map of the Battle of the Somme |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
United Kingdom and Empire:
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Germany | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Douglas Haig Henry Rawlinson Hubert Gough Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Émile Fayolle Joseph Alfred Micheler |
Erich von Falkenhayn Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below |
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Strength | |||||||||
1 July 13 divisions 11 divisions July–November 50 divisions 48 divisions |
1 July 10 1⁄2 divisions July–November 50 divisions |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
c. 420,000[1] (95,675 killed or missing) c. 200,000[2] (50,729 killed or missing) |
c. 440,000[3]
41,605 men captured by French[4] 31,396 men captured by British[4] |