1916. 24 June: beginning of a week-long
shelling of German Positions
1917. •24 February: Germans withdraw from the area
1916 15 September , first use
of tanks by the British
What tactics were used?
In the Somme they
fired 1.6 million
shells. The troops
were then ordered
to walk slowly
towards the German
lines where once
seized, cavalry units
would pour in.