1 July 1916: a sobering fact

Posted on July 1, 2014 by odeboyz

When the British launched their attack on the first day of the battle of the Somme they lost 19,240 dead. This is the equivalent of six 9/11 massacres. Unlike 9/11 this wasn’t a one off, the battle lasted until mid- November 1916.

(Chris)

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2 Responses to 1 July 1916: a sobering fact

  1. Peter Baxendale says:
    July 4, 2014 at 11:13 am

    A chilling thought,Chris

    Reply
    • odeboyz says:
      July 6, 2014 at 10:24 am

      Not for nothing were our soldiers known as ‘cannon fodder’. It was also avoidable as it was well know what impact machine guns had on frontal attacks- from 1886!

      Reply

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