3 km
3 miles
1
2
3
Rancourt
Combles
Paris
France
French
6th army
German
2nd army
Allied front line 1 July 1916
German front line 1 July 1916
Allied front line 18 November 1916
Serre
Gommecourt
Thiepval
Miraumont
Bouchavesnes
Cléry
Maricourt
Bapaume
Albert
British
3rd
army
British
4th army
Somme
river
3
18 November 1916:
Winter weather ends the offensive after four months which saw major contributions from troops across the British empire as well as the first ever use of tanks. Allied forces have advanced a total of seven miles since July with over 300,000 dead on all sides
2
1 July 1916:
At 7.30am some 100,000 British soldiers launch the main attack. German machine guns immediately inflict heavy casualties, particularly north of the Albert-Bapaume road. British forces suffer 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead, without achieving a complete breakthrough
1
24 June - 1 July 1916:
British and French bombard German positions north of the Somme river ahead of a major infantry offensive to break the stalemate on the western front. The German defences remain largely intact despite over 1.5m shells fired
Allied front line 1 July 1916
German front line 1 July 1916
Allied front line 18 November 1916
3
1
2
5 km
5 miles
Paris
France
French
6th army
German
2nd army
Serre
Gommecourt
Thiepval
Miraumont
Bouchavesnes
Rancourt
Cléry
Maricourt
Combles
Bapaume
Albert
British
3rd
army
British
4th army
Somme
river
3
18 November 1916:
Winter weather ends the offensive after four months which saw major contributions from troops across the British empire as well as the first ever use of tanks. Allied forces have advanced a total of seven miles since July with many hundreds of thousands dead on all sides
2
1 July 1916:
At 7.30am some 100,000 British soldiers launch the main attack. German machine guns immediately inflict heavy casualties, particularly north of the Albert-Bapaume road. British forces suffer 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead, without achieving a complete breakthrough
1
24 June - 1 July 1916:
British and French bombard German positions north of the Somme river ahead of a major infantry offensive to break the stalemate on the western front. The German defences remain largely intact despite over 1.5m shells fired
2 km
2 miles
1
Paris
France
2
3
French
6th army
German
2nd army
German front line
1 July 1916
Allied front line
18 November 1916
Allied front line
1 July 1916
Serre
Gommecourt
Thiepval
Miraumont
Bouchavesnes
Rancourt
Cléry
Maricourt
Combles
Bapaume
Albert
British
3rd army
British
4th army
Somme
river
3
18 November 1916:
Winter weather ends the offensive after four months which saw major contributions from troops across the British empire as well as the first ever use of tanks. Allied forces have advanced a total of seven miles since July with many hundreds of thousands dead on all sides
2
1 July 1916:
At 7.30am some 100,000 British soldiers launch the main attack. German machine guns immediately inflict heavy casualties, particularly north of the Albert-Bapaume road. British forces suffer 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead, without achieving a complete breakthrough
1
24 June - 1 July 1916:
British and French bombard German positions north of the Somme river ahead of a major infantry offensive to break the stalemate on the western front. The German defences remain largely intact despite over 1.5m shells fired
3
2
1
Paris
France
2 km
2 miles
French
6th army
German
2nd army
German front line
1 July 1916
Allied front line
18 November 1916
Allied front line
1 July 1916
Serre
Gommecourt
Thiepval
Miraumont
Bouchavesnes
Rancourt
Cléry
Maricourt
Combles
Bapaume
Albert
3
18 November 1916:
Winter weather ends the offensive after four months which saw major contributions from troops across the British empire as well as the first ever use of tanks. Allied forces have advanced a total of seven miles since July with many hundreds of thousands dead on all sides
2
1 July 1916:
At 7.30am some 100,000 British soldiers launch the main attack. German machine guns immediately inflict heavy casualties, particularly north of the Albert-Bapaume road. British forces suffer 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead, without achieving a complete breakthrough
1
24 June - 1 July 1916:
British and French bombard German positions north of the Somme river ahead of a major infantry offensive to break the stalemate on the western front. The German defences remain largely intact despite over 1.5m shells fired
British
3rd army
British
4th army
Somme river