Departement du Somme
- Vicinity: Northern 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
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
| Place | Type | AsNotedIn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 1916/09/15 | British Army | Combatant | British deploy 32 Mark I tanks at Flers-Courcelette. Crewed by eight, the armored vehicles moved at 3 mph, suffered mechanical breakdowns, had difficulty maneuvering over the battle terrain and were susceptible to enemy grenades and armor-piercing rifles. | Invention of the Military Tank | ||
| 1916/09/15 | British Army | Combatant | British deploy 32 Mark I tanks at Flers-Courcelette. Crewed by eight, the armored vehicles moved at 3 mph, suffered mechanical breakdowns, had difficulty maneuvering over the battle terrain and were susceptible to enemy grenades and armor-piercing rifles. | Battle of the Somme |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Circuit of Remembrance, Somme |
| Particulars for Departement du Somme: | |
|---|---|
| Locale Type | Department of France |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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