A quick presentation on the Battle Of The Somme .

2. When Did The Battle Of The
Somme Start?
 It took place between 1st July and 18 November 1916 on
either side of the River Somme in France. The battle
was one of the largest in World War I, in which more
than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed, making it
one of humanity's bloodiest battles . About 485,000
British and French troops died .

3. Where Is The River Somme?
 The Somme is a river in Picardy northern France . The
name Somme comes from a Celtic word meaning
“tranquillity”. The department Somme was named
after this river.

4. Posters.
 In world war 1 most soldiers would have to put up
posters to make people come in the army. No one
really knew how it would be in the army so everyone
tried to help....

5. Life In The Trenches
 Living in the trenches was a wet, gloomy and dirty
lifestyle to have . It was an unpleasant place to stay in
and there wasn’t much food supply either .
 Soldiers would have to come up with other ways of
feeding them selves and most of the times the ‘new’
food was disgusting. For instance once a soldier had
fried lice for dinner.
 They got water from holes which were in the trenches.

6. Somme Facts.
 The intent of the British was to attack and take control of a
24 km stretch of the River Somme. Most historians today
agree that the plan was not well thought out.
 Before the battle started, the British fired over 1,700,000
shells at the German soldiers, although many did not
explode, or missed the targets completely. The German
soldiers also sheltered underground.
 Tanks were first used during the Battle of the Somme. The
first tank, known as Little Willie, was not able to drive
across the trenches and could only reach speeds of about 3
km per hour.

7. By
Julia.L,Teniola
& Patricia.