The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...

On July 1, 1916, the first shots were fired in what would become one of the bloodiest engagements in human history, the 141-day Battle of the Somme. It was nearly two years into what was then ...

Reform MP Lee Anderson has been mocked for a bizarre post likening World War One's Battle of the Somme, which happened in ...

When Loryl MacDonald closes her eyes, she can imagine a young Canadian soldier, filled with nerves and far from home, writing ...

A major World War I battle that took place in 1916 was trending on X thanks to a bizarre comment from Lee Anderson.

The Battle of the Somme was a major World War I event that took place in 1916 leaving a total of over one million men tragically killed or wounded. Many X users joked about the time reference in ...

The Battle of the Somme began on 1 July 1916 and remains the bloodiest in the Army's history. A total of 19,240 British troops were killed within 24 hours. Almost a tenth of those who died that ...

Nearly 20,000 British troops were killed on a single day at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 A total of 19,240 British troops were killed within 24 hours at the start of the battle, on what was the ...

This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916 - the single bloodiest ... myths lies the story of an elaborately-planned battle, fought against a determined and experienced ...

Almost 2,000 soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division died on the first day of the Somme campaign. When it was withdrawn from the line, the division had won a reputation as courageous soldiers.