| Battle of the Somme | |||||||||
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| Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||||
 Complete map of the Battle of the Somme |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 France |
 Germany |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Joseph Joffre Douglas Haig Ferdinand Foch Henry Rawlinson Émile Fayolle Hubert Gough Joseph Alfred Micheler |
Erich von Falkenhayn Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 1 July 13 divisions 11 divisions July–November 50 divisions 48 divisions |
1 July 10 1⁄2 divisions July–November 50 divisions |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| c. 420,000[1] (95,675 killed or missing) c. 200,000[2](50,729 killed or missing) |
c. 440,000[3]
41,605 men captured by French[4] 31,396 men captured by British[4] |
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| Battle of the Somme | |||||||||
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| Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||||
Complete map of the Battle of the Somme |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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France |
Germany |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Joseph Joffre Douglas Haig Ferdinand Foch Henry Rawlinson Émile Fayolle Hubert Gough Joseph Alfred Micheler |
Erich von Falkenhayn Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 1 July 13 divisions 11 divisions July–November 50 divisions 48 divisions |
1 July 10 1⁄2 divisions July–November 50 divisions |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| c. 420,000[1] (95,675 killed or missing) c. 200,000[2](50,729 killed or missing) |
c. 440,000[3]
41,605 men captured by French[4] 31,396 men captured by British[4] |
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