The Battle of the Somme

Army Musician · 07-01-2006, 05:23 PM

90 years ago, the Battle of the Somme started. The worst day in British Military History. I would just like to pay tribute to those who gave their lives in the defence of this country and those are still defending our lands.

Did you know that unexploded shells, bodies of humans and horses, tanks, planes are still being found today from that bloody battle.

Lest we forget

bfn42 · 07-01-2006, 05:52 PM

Could you elaborate what happend? I'm a yank here...I don't know much british history...(Even though My family only migrated from Ireland and England 100 years ago)

Arikara · 07-01-2006, 06:43 PM

It was on the History channel. Something like 52,000 British troops were killed in a single battle.

~~Malik~~ · 07-01-2006, 06:48 PM

On the first day of the battle, July 1st 1916, there were 57,470 British casualties of which 19,240 died. The bloodiest day in our army's history, a day that should never be forgotten.

Lest we forget.

[R-CON]MrD · 07-01-2006, 06:53 PM

theres a battleground in france where they have actually found a line of troops with bayonets fitted that were travelling down a trench and it collapsed on them under artillery. They were found upright!

trench warfare utterly destroyed the ideas in young mens heads of the chivalrous/righteous knight in shing army riding into battle on a steed. The senseless slaughter of troops to move back and forth taking mere feet at a time is a disgusting waste of life and a real horror to any of us who researches the change in combat to trench warfare

Figisaacnewton · 07-01-2006, 07:08 PM

Somber lesson of the Somme: Don't charge a maxim gun.

A horrible battle indeed. 57,000 wounded, thats almost the amount of americans that died in the entire 10 year long Vietnam conflict.

Lugubrum · 07-01-2006, 07:11 PM

On wikipedia there is an interesting article about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_somme

[R-CON]MrD · 07-01-2006, 08:23 PM

I studied the battle of the Somme in History at college last semester. nasty stuff.

BTW, a new series of Blackadder is being considered in the time of the Russian Revolution. Atkinson and Fry and up for it apparently.

Wolfmaster · 07-02-2006, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Lugubrum

On wikipedia there is an interesting article about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_somme

I've always found the first world war the most fascinating war in history. Very good article!

Lugubrum · 07-02-2006, 10:54 AM

I also think WWI is very fascinating, but the most ridicilous thing is, on school I never learned something about this war. All the attention went to WWII (and we where teached very one-sided, simplistic views of this war). Also unbelievable to see how more than a million people died just to move the frontline 8 kilometers at the deepest point. Sometimes I wonder how the world have looked like today if this war never started, because with 'Verdrag van Versailles' which said Germany was to blame for this whole war, the ingredients for WWII where there already.

07-01-2006, 05:23 PM	#1
Army Musician Join Date: Mar 2006 United Kingdom Location: GREAT (Amazing) Britain Posts: 1,032	The Battle of the Somme 90 years ago, the Battle of the Somme started. The worst day in British Military History. I would just like to pay tribute to those who gave their lives in the defence of this country and those are still defending our lands. Did you know that unexploded shells, bodies of humans and horses, tanks, planes are still being found today from that bloody battle. Lest we forget

07-01-2006, 05:52 PM	#2
bfn42 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 157	Could you elaborate what happend? I'm a yank here...I don't know much british history...(Even though My family only migrated from Ireland and England 100 years ago)
bfn42 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 157

07-01-2006, 06:43 PM	#3
Arikara Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 443	It was on the History channel. Something like 52,000 British troops were killed in a single battle.
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07-01-2006, 06:53 PM	#5
[R-CON]MrD PR Contributor Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Posts: 3,228	theres a battleground in france where they have actually found a line of troops with bayonets fitted that were travelling down a trench and it collapsed on them under artillery. They were found upright! trench warfare utterly destroyed the ideas in young mens heads of the chivalrous/righteous knight in shing army riding into battle on a steed. The senseless slaughter of troops to move back and forth taking mere feet at a time is a disgusting waste of life and a real horror to any of us who researches the change in combat to trench warfare
	[R-MOD]Mongolian Dude: AH man, sarcasm is so hard to get across the web, even if we are both british [R-DEV]Jaymz: That has to be...the most epic response to a welcome thread I have ever seen. [R-CON]Mr.D ladies and gentlemen!

07-01-2006, 08:23 PM	#8
[R-CON]MrD PR Contributor Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Posts: 3,228	I studied the battle of the Somme in History at college last semester. nasty stuff. BTW, a new series of Blackadder is being considered in the time of the Russian Revolution. Atkinson and Fry and up for it apparently.
	[R-MOD]Mongolian Dude: AH man, sarcasm is so hard to get across the web, even if we are both british [R-DEV]Jaymz: That has to be...the most epic response to a welcome thread I have ever seen. [R-CON]Mr.D ladies and gentlemen!

07-01-2006, 06:48 PM	#4
~~Malik~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 1,677	On the first day of the battle, July 1st 1916, there were 57,470 British casualties of which 19,240 died. The bloodiest day in our army's history, a day that should never be forgotten. Lest we forget.

07-01-2006, 07:08 PM	#6
Figisaacnewton Join Date: Nov 2004 United States of America Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 1,903	Somber lesson of the Somme: Don't charge a maxim gun. A horrible battle indeed. 57,000 wounded, thats almost the amount of americans that died in the entire 10 year long Vietnam conflict.

07-01-2006, 07:11 PM	#7
Lugubrum Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 944	On wikipedia there is an interesting article about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_somme

07-02-2006, 10:54 AM	#10
Lugubrum Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 944	I also think WWI is very fascinating, but the most ridicilous thing is, on school I never learned something about this war. All the attention went to WWII (and we where teached very one-sided, simplistic views of this war). Also unbelievable to see how more than a million people died just to move the frontline 8 kilometers at the deepest point. Sometimes I wonder how the world have looked like today if this war never started, because with 'Verdrag van Versailles' which said Germany was to blame for this whole war, the ingredients for WWII where there already.

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