July 1916 Battle of the Somme 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEEdexcel Created by: explorer_megCreated on: 24-05-19 14:29 Who was the man in charge of British Soldiers on the Western Front Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig 1 of 15 When did the battle start? July 1st 1916 2 of 15 How many troops were ordered to advance? 100,000 3 of 15 How far and where were the troops meant to advance to? 15 miles along the River Somme 4 of 15 Why were the soliders told to advance? In an attempt to create a gap in the german front line 5 of 15 How long did the Battle last? 141 days 6 of 15 What is the official dead, missing or injured count? 419,654 usually rounded to 420,000 7 of 15 Which day was the bloodiest? July 1st 1916 and it remains the worst in British Army History 8 of 15 How many casualties were there on the 1st day? 19,204 9 of 15 What percentage of british soldiers died on the first day? 60% 10 of 15 What caused the massive number of British Casualties? Overestimated the impact of their pre-battle artillery bombardment 11 of 15 What happened before the battle? 7 day artillery attack with 1.7m shells being fired 12 of 15 What happened on the first day? East Surrey Regiment kicked footballs across no mans land. 13 of 15 Why did they do this on the first day of battle? They were told that the artillery attack would have destroyed the German defenses. So they believed the trenches were empty. 14 of 15 What did the British not know? The bunkers were extremely well made and deep, essentially the British shells were not good enough to damage the bunkers. 15 of 15
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