The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the Battle of Albert, which was the first phase of the British and French offensive that became known as the Battle of the Somme. The middle day of the middle year of the First World War, it is remembered as the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army when 57,470 men became casualties of which 19,240 were killed or died of wounds.

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  • The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the Battle of Albert, which was the first phase of the British and French offensive that became known as the Battle of the Somme. The middle day of the middle year of the First World War, it is remembered as the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army when 57,470 men became casualties of which 19,240 were killed or died of wounds. In terms of British casualties, the first day of the Somme is only surpassed by the Fall of Singapore when over 80,000 Allied soldiers became prisoners of war. For many people, the first day has come to represent the futility and sacrifice of the war, with lines of infantry being mowed down by German machine guns. While the first day marked the beginning of four and a half months of attrition, it has always overshadowed the days that followed. 1 July marked the start of the first phase of the Battle of the Somme, officially known as the Battle of Albert, which continued until 13 July, the eve of the next major attack, the Battle of Bazentin Ridge. In 1971 British military historian Martin Middlebrook wrote The First Day on the Somme, a detailed analysis of events leading up to and during the British attack on 1 July. It remains one of the most influential books on British First World War history. (en)
  • Sommen taistelun ensimmäinen päivä: Ympärysvallat aloittivat ensimmäisessä maailmansodassa länsirintamalla valtavan taistelun, jota sanotaan yleensä Sommen taisteluksi. Taistelu tuotti ympärysvalloille valtavat tappiot, noin 19 240 kuollutta ja 38 000 haavoittunutta. Nimenomaan hyökkääville Ison-Britannian joukoille Sommen taistelun 1. päivä oli hyvin tuhoisa, se oli brittiarmeijan historian tappiollisin päivä. 1. heinäkuuta 1916 aloitti 13. heinäkuuta saakka kestäneen jakson, jota virallisesti kutsutaan Albertin taisteluksi. Seuraavaa vaihetta kutsutaan nimellä Bazentin Ridgen taistelu. (fi)
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  • 8,000 dead or wounded 2,200 prisoners (en)
  • British: 57,470 French: 7,000 (en)
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  • First day on the Somme (en)
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  • 1916-07-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Indecisive (en)
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  • 13 British divisions 6 French divisions (en)
  • 6 divisions (en)
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  • The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the Battle of Albert, which was the first phase of the British and French offensive that became known as the Battle of the Somme. The middle day of the middle year of the First World War, it is remembered as the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army when 57,470 men became casualties of which 19,240 were killed or died of wounds. (en)
  • Sommen taistelun ensimmäinen päivä: Ympärysvallat aloittivat ensimmäisessä maailmansodassa länsirintamalla valtavan taistelun, jota sanotaan yleensä Sommen taisteluksi. Taistelu tuotti ympärysvalloille valtavat tappiot, noin 19 240 kuollutta ja 38 000 haavoittunutta. Nimenomaan hyökkääville Ison-Britannian joukoille Sommen taistelun 1. päivä oli hyvin tuhoisa, se oli brittiarmeijan historian tappiollisin päivä. (fi)
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  • First day on the Somme (en)
  • Sommen taistelun ensimmäinen päivä (fi)
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