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Battle of Albert 1, Somme day 1
Engagement/Skirmish Name : Battle of Albert 1, Somme day 1
Date(s) : 01 July 1916
Part of : First World War , The Western Front , The Battle of the Somme ,
Outcome : A victory for German 2nd Army over British & Commonwealth Forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
General Rawlinson's British Fourth Army followed a rolling barrage to attack the German Second army but met their highly organised defences.
Machine-guns cut down the advancing infantry and by the end of the day little or no gains had been made, but 60,000 British soldiers had fallen, nearly 20,000 killed, - the worst losses suffered by the British Army in a single day in it's history.
