The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. On 1 July 1916 ...

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 ...

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The Battle of the Somme, of which 1st July was just the first, disastrous day, raged for another four months, and was vital not only in diverting German forces away from their assault on the ...

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 When it was withdrawn from the line, the division had won a reputation as courageous soldiers.

It is 75 years since he witnessed the carnage of the first assault on D-Day but the memory reduces him to tears. ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 679215 Registered office ...

the day before the infamous Battle of the Somme, designed as a divisionary action to distract German troops and prevent them from reinforcing their lines in the Somme area. On that day ...

"We were walking on dead soldiers ... I saw poor fellows trying to bandage their wounds... bombs, heavy shells were falling all over them. Poor Angéline, it is the worst sight that a man ever ...

Almost 2,000 soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division died on the first day of the ... that the Somme story had lost its immediacy. In 1966, on the 50th anniversary of the battle, Queen Elizabeth ...

Almost 20,000 British soldiers lost their lives in the first 24 hours of the historic battle. Thousands of Australians also fought and died in the Somme, fighting for the British Empire.