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Second Battle of the Somme: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date March 21, 1918 - April 5, 1918
Location Arras • France • Somme River
Participants France • Germany • United Kingdom
Context Western Front • World War I

Timeline

French soldiers in uniform rest and eat on a grassy field behind the front lines during the Battle of Verdun in World War I, with gear and rifles stacked nearby.
Battle of Verdun
February 21, 1916 - December 18, 1916
Three soldiers in World War I uniforms and helmets operate a St. Etienne machine gun in a trench at the Somme.
First Battle of the Somme
July 1, 1916 - November 13, 1916
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Second Battle of the Somme
March 21, 1918 - April 5, 1918
Marne, Battle of the
Second Battle of the Marne
July 15, 1918 - July 18, 1918
World War I: Meuse-Argonne, battles of the
battles of the Meuse-Argonne
September 26, 1918 - November 11, 1918

Key People

Sir Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
British military leader
Sir Hubert Gough
Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough
British commander

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