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.

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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

Summary

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