Battle of the Somme

The battle of the Somme was from July 1-November 18 1916. It was fought by the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and Newfound land. At first there were 13 British and 11 French divisions, but later there was 51 British and 48 French divisions. There were 620,000 dead, missing, or wounded. 57,400 of them were Canadien. 782 planes and 100 tanks were also lost. It was commanded mostly by Brigadier General Haig. The battle was a disaster since noone clearly won, however the Germans fell back to Hindenburg Line in February-March 1917 as a result of the battle.