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THE DAY A GENERATION DIED | The Battle of the Somme 1916 WW1
On July 1st, 1916, the whistles sounded along 18 miles of trenches, and a generation of young men went over the top. By nightfall, the British Army had suffered 57,000 casualties. The Pals Regiment was at the front, men who had signed up on a promise that they would serve with their brothers, the lads from down the street, and the football team ...
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THE DAY 57,000 MEN FELL On July 1, 1916, British soldiers climbed out of their trenches and advanced across the Somme. Many had been told that days of artillery fire had destroyed the German defenses. It had not. Machine guns opened fire as entire units crossed open ground. By the end of the first day, the British Army had suffered more than 57,000 casualties, including over 19,000 dead. The Battle of the Somme continued for months. It became one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War a
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