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Unforgettable 1916 Somme Images On 1 July 1916, the Allies launched their summer offensive along a 22-mile front in the Somme region. Their casualties that day were extraordinarily heavy, with little ground gained. The British troops suffered 57,000 casualties — 19,000 killed outright or mortally wounded, 35,000 wounded, and 2,000 taken prisoner. This day, years in the planning and moments in the execution, was the bloodiest in the British Empire’s history. When the Somme offensive finally close
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