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First-Day Somme Losses Reviewed

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

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1916

Douglas Haig Bemersyde, 1st2 July 1916

Somme · Warfare / World War, 1st

Haig reviews catastrophic first-day casualties but decides the offensive must continue.

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Douglas Haig Bemersyde, 1st

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