The Road to the Somme
The date the the British bombarded the Germans
What is June 24, 1916?
The Battle of the Somme was located here
What is Northern France, along the Somme River?
The date when the Battle of the Somme began
What is July 1, 1916?
The Battle of the Somme first introduced the ____ in warfare tactics
What is the tank?
The name given to the psychological trauma inflicted on victims on the Battle of the Somme
What is shell shock?
Number of shells the British used to bombard the Germans
What is 1.5 million?
The key high ground of the battle
What is Bazetin Ridge?
Number of casualties the British Army sustained on the first day
What is 57,000 casualties?
Tactics shifted to this as a result of the British week-long bombardment before the Battle began
What is the "creeping barrage?"
The distance the Allied forces penetrated into German-occupied territory
What is 6.2 miles (10 km)
Approximate percent of shells in the bombardment before the Battle of the Somme that failed to explode
What is 30 percent?
The terrain in which the battle took place
What are rolling hills, open fields, and thick forests?
Time the British attacked the Germans on July 1, 1916
What is 7:30 A.M.?
The Battle of the Somme accelerated the use of these
What are airplanes, used to spot artillery targets?
Approximate total number of British casualties in the Battle of the Somme
What is over 150,000 casualties?
The goal of the seven-day bombardment the British deployed against the German defences
What is taking out the Germans, making it safe for them to cross No Man's Land and occupy their trenches?
The front line of the battle
What is a 25-mile stretch running from the north bank of the Somme River near Maricourt to Gommecourt
Second Lieutenant that was killed on the first day of the battle
Who is Second Lieutenant Edward Chandos Chambers?
What the "creeping barrage" consisted of
What is the artillery fire moving just ahead of the advancing infantry?
Approximate total number of German casualties in the Battle of the Somme
What is about 650,000 casualties?
Reason the British attacked Somme earlier than they had planned
What is the Germans attacking Verdun on February 21, 1916 to wear down the French, causing the British to attack earlier in order to help the French?
The area was primarily make up of this, which allowed Germans to build this
What is chalk, which allowed for Germans to build deep, fortified trench networks?
The reason the Germans were able to survive the bombardment and attack the British on July 1, 1916
What is the Germans being protected by their concrete dugouts and their ability to scramble out of them to attack?
What this battle forced Germans to change in their tactics
What is using machine gun strong points and flexible, layered defensive positions to absorb attackers; "defense in depth?"
What the Battle of the Somme in known as today
What is the bloodiest battle in British history?