Visiting the Regina Trench Cemetery at the Somme a few weeks ago, one thing in particular struck me. It was that here – in ...

Almost 20,000 British soldiers were killed on the opening day of the battle 2,069 men from the 36th Ulster Division were killed at the Somme on 1 July 1916 All times are +1 hour BST Picture: Attack on ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The British offensive on the Somme began on July 1, 1916. After 20 ...

The brutal horror of the Battle of the Somme is unveiled in colourised photos released ahead of the 106th anniversary of World War One, with July 1st marking the start of the battle. The battle was ...

Overnight in London, an honor guard stood vigil at the grave of the Unknown Warrior. On Friday morning, across Great Britain, citizens observed a moment of silence. And midday Friday, at a quiet field ...

Horses carrying ammunition through knee-deep mud, Péronne in ruins, soldiers walking across the frozen Somme, Gordon Highlanders marching to the trenches – 100 years after the Battle of the Somme, ...

One hundred years ago today, long lines of British infantry climbed out of their trenches in the Somme region of France and hurled themselves at the entrenched Germans. The next 24 hours would turn ...

On July 1, 1916, the first shots were fired in what would become one of the bloodiest engagements in human history, the 141-day Battle of the Somme. It was nearly two years into what was then being ...

Full coverage of the commemorations marking 100 years since the Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme was fought between 1 July and 18 November 1916, with over a million British, French and ...

An accurate death toll over the course of the Battle of the Somme is an impossibility. But it is thought that as many as a million men were killed in those 20 weeks. In early 1917, the Germans fell ...