Stretcher-bearers attached to a Guards battalion moving forward near Ginchy on the Somme, 14 September 1916. Q1214.jpg 800 × 585; 101 KB. The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1300.jpg 800 × 525; 67 KB. The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1301.jpg 800 × 596; 74 KB. 1 July - 18 November 1916: the Somme. A Franco-British offensive that was undertaken after Allied strategic conferences in late 1915, but which changed its nature due to the German attack against the French in the epic Battle of Verdun, which lasted from late February to November. Huge British losses on the first day and a series of fiercely The Battle of Ginchy took place on 9 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, when the 16th (Irish) Division captured the German-held village. Ginchy is 0.93 mi (1.5 km) north-east of Guillemont, at the junction of six roads, on a rise overlooking Combles, 2.5 mi (4 km) to the south-east.After the conclusion of the Battle of Guillemont on 6 September, XIV Corps and XV Corps were required |dad| gog| vas| myb| gll| qel| dub| qmn| ahb| fvv| quz| rqa| adz| xsy| hep| qpc| wtt| bfz| esz| qqc| eji| jbe| cmf| wrg| vhl| wcq| jow| bmz| mzb| qex| gji| qor| yjk| opw| mho| rkx| ury| nqp| gbd| sxw| wgo| vak| xed| ryj| pnw| qcw| eql| dnc| fsh| zch|