World War I battles: Somme

An Allied, but failed offensive. With many battles and deaths (wasted lives).

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Hint	Answer
Which vehicle can you see on the thumbnail	Tank
What model of the above is it	Mark I
In what part in the Battle of the Somme was it used the first time	Battle of Flers-Courcelette
The whole battle was fought in this year	1916
The duration of the battle in days	140
Combatants (Allies)	French Republic
Combatants (Allies)	British Empire
Combatant (Axis)	German Empire
Allied commanders	Douglas Haig
Allied commanders	Ferdinand Foch
Axis commanders	Otto von Hügel
Axis commanders	Fritz von Below

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Famous, big crater that was formed by a huge underground explosion	Lochnagar Crater
Number of deaths rounded to hunderdthousends	500,000
Number of allied divisions (1 July)	24
Number of axis divisions (1 July)	10,5
Number of allied divisions (total)	98
Number of axis divisions (total)	50
Departments where the battle was fought	Somme
Departments where the battle was fought	Pas-de-Calais
In which wood/plateau was it fought	Bulge
Biggest Cities close to the frontline	Péronne
	Bapaume
	Albert