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420,000 british men were killed at the battle of the somme
first day 57000 were killed
At the time of the USS Arizona's demise on December 7, 1941 there were 37 sets (pairs or trios) of brothers on board. During the attack 23 full sets of brothers were lost, with only one set of brothers surviving the event.More intel @ related link, below:
Canadian casualties at the Somme were about 24,000 of which 7,900 were killed; plus another 255 dead from Newfoundland.(Newfoundland was not part of Canada in 1916)
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He died in war at Somme
420,000 british men were killed at the battle of the somme
first day 57000 were killed
Many people died many casualties
432,000 British soldiers were killed or wounded in the battle of the Somme. The French lost nearly 200,000 men and the Germans lost an estimated 500,000. Taken From: The Somme - From Defeat To Victory (BBC documentary from 2006)
At the time of the USS Arizona's demise on December 7, 1941 there were 37 sets (pairs or trios) of brothers on board. During the attack 23 full sets of brothers were lost, with only one set of brothers surviving the event.More intel @ related link, below:
Canadian casualties at the Somme were about 24,000 of which 7,900 were killed; plus another 255 dead from Newfoundland.(Newfoundland was not part of Canada in 1916)
The Battle of the Somme occurred on both sides of the Somme River in France. It is also known as the Somme Offensive.
It was a disaster...over 1,000,000 soldiers died in it...
The Battle of the Somme began in France near the Somme River.