By the end of the battle the British army had suffered 420,000 casualties including nearly 60,000 on the first day alone. The French lost 200,000 men and the Germans nearly 500,000.

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The year is 1916, the Great War has been raging for two terrible years, and the Allies have been locked in a stalement in Germany since November 1914. After heavy French casualties at the City of Verdun. The Gemens had better defence. The battle of the Somme had over 1,000,000 deaths! Germans hid in underground concreat shelters. This battle is when the tank was first introduced!