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The Western Front, 1916- Chapter 9.6
- The Somme
- The Somme is a
river in Northern
France, close to the
border with
Belgium.
- The region surrounding
the river is also known as
the Somme and was the
location of a series of
battles during World War 1.
- The Somme is a
river in Northern
France, close to the
border with
Belgium.
- The Battle of the Somme
- 1st July 1916 was the first day of the Battle
of the Somme, and casualties numbered
over 58,000.
- The Australian Casualties were
about 32,000 for the five months of
the battle.
- The battle had been planned as a
joint French and British offensive
while the Russians launched their
own assault in the east.
- The plan was quite simple: launch a massive
bombardment to weaken the German
trenches and force them out of their
defences, allowing the French and British
soldiers to walk across no-man's land and
take the territory.
- The French and British plan
failed because the German
trenches could withstand
heavy bombardment. The
French and British artillery
also stopped early enough to
allow the German soldiers to
prepare for their advance .
- The battle settled into another
stalemate that continued until
November 1916.
- 1st July 1916 was the first day of the Battle
of the Somme, and casualties numbered
over 58,000.
- The Textbook Battle: Hamel
- The Battle of Hamel, France, in 1918 was the first
time that an Australian Corps was commanded
by an Australian general. The general in charge
was John Monash
- Monash Prepared by:
- 2. Colour coding tank and
infantry units so that it was
easier to keep the
organisation together during
the smoke and confusion of
battle
- 1. Training troops to
work with the tanks.
- 3. Banning troops from moving
into position during daylight hours
as this world have altered the
Germans to the coming advance.
- 4. Using planes to cover the
noise of the moving tanks.
- 5. Ordering high explosive and smoke
bombs to be dropped regularly on the
town at around 3.00 a.m. every
morning to condition the Germans
expect air attacks at this time.
Australian troops were then able to
move up quite close to the lines
before the Germans realised it was a
real infantry attack.
- 2. Colour coding tank and
infantry units so that it was
easier to keep the
organisation together during
the smoke and confusion of
battle
- The Battle of Hamel, France, in 1918 was the first
time that an Australian Corps was commanded
by an Australian general. The general in charge
was John Monash
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