Departement du Somme


  • Vicinity: Northern France
  • Type: Department of France

Somme is a department of France, notable for the city of Amiens, the Hundred Years' War's Battle of Crecy and World War I's Battle of the Somme. - AsNotedIn


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PlaceTypeAsNotedIn
Abbeville Town
Albert, Somme, FR Town
Amiens City
Beaumont-Hamel Village
Doullens Town
Folleville Village
Lucheux Village
Ovillers-la-Boisselle Village
Peronne, Somme, FR Town
Pozieres Village
Rue Town
Saint-Riquier Town
Thiepval, Somme Village

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1916/07/01 British Army Combatant The first day of the Battle is the worst in the British Army's history, 19,240 died. Officers below Major died at a higher rate than private soldiers did, with 60 percent of British officers who were involved on the first day losing their lives. Battle of the Somme
1916/07/01 Wilfred Nevill English Captain Captain Nevill and the East Surreys kick the balls and fight their way to German defenses near the village of Montauban. Captain Nevill Somme Football Battle of the Somme
1916/09/15 British Army Combatant British Army fields thirty-two Mark I tanks at Flers-Courcelette. The eight-man machines crawl at 3 miles per hour, break down often, falter on shattered ground and prove vulnerable to grenades and armor-piercing rifle fire. Invention of the Military Tank
1916/09/15 British Army Combatant British Army fields thirty-two Mark I tanks at Flers-Courcelette. The eight-man machines crawl at 3 miles per hour, break down often, falter on shattered ground and prove vulnerable to grenades and armor-piercing rifle fire. Battle of the Somme

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Places

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Circuit of Remembrance, Somme

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Particulars for Departement du Somme:
Locale Type Department of France



Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
All Quiet on the Western Front Book Erich Maria Remarque "All Quiet on the Western Front" is set on the German-French front, World War I, 1917-1918
All Quiet on the Western Front Film Lewis Milestone "All Quiet on the Western Front" is set on the German-French front, World War I, 1917-1918

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