french are being fought constially at verdun for 5months.

700,000 French soldiers die at verdun.

Britain decide to fight Germans at somme

Britan lose 420,000 men britan lose 60,000 men in one day French lose 200,000 men the Germans lose nearly 500,000 men in the Somme.

allies have been locked in with Germany since November 1914.

The battle of the Somme sufferd 1,000,000 casuilties.

1st of July 1916 battle of the Somme.

germans stayed underground in concrete shelters.

Germans call the battle of the Somme the blood bath.