![]() The British Commander during the Battle of Somme was Sir Charles Douglas Haig. Somme river is where the Battle of Somme took place at, also the Somme river is located in France. Von Falkenhayn was the Chief of General Staff in Germany and the one who was behind the attack at Verdun. The French Commander, Ferdinand Foch was one of the ones who brought the battle of Somme to be a thing because since the France were fighting in Verdun it started the the Battle of the Somme. That is a lot Germany was the cause of the Battle of Somme happening because they attacked at Verdun. If you add all the people that were killed or wounded in each country that would be over a one million people that were either killed or wounded. Just about two hundred thousand French were either killed or wounded and over five hundred- thousand Germans were either killed or wounded. Just about four- hundred and twenty thousand British were either killed or wounded. Just about 24,000 Canadians were killed or wounded. Over 57,000 of the British soldiers were killed or wounded during the battle during that time period. The Battle of Somme lasted for over three months from Jto November 18, 1916. The countries who fought in the Battle of Somme were Great Britain, France, Canada, and Germany. There were two reasons for why this battle began, the first reason was that Great Britain were trying to make it difficult for the france to fight at verdun and the second reason was to feeble the Germany’s Army. ![]() The Battle of Somme is considered one of the most deadliest battles of The Great War.
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