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somme river
River in northern France, significant.
river somme
Battle of the Somme
Major World War I battle.
somme battle of the
First day on the Somme
The first day on the Somme (1 July 1916) was the beginning of the Battle of Albert the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme in the First World War.
Second Battle of the Somme
The Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought during the First World War on the Western Front from late August to early September, in the basin of the River Somme.
Mines on the first day of the Somme
On the morning of 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme during World War I, underground explosive charges planted by British tunnelling units were detonated beneath the German front lines.
Y, Somme
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