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Criticism of the Somme Offensive

Great Britain · Politics / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1916Date range
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1916

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill1 August 1916

London · Politics / World War, 1st

Criticises the conduct of the Somme offensive while out of ministerial office.

Names involved

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

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