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Somme

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1. Somme - Noun

2. Somme - Proper noun

Meaning

battle in World War I (1916)

battle of World War II (1944)

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Although Masefield had grand ideas for his book, he was denied access to the official records, and therefore, what was to be the preface was published as The Old Front Line, a description of the geography of the Somme area. Source: Internet

As a result, the Allied air successes over the Somme would not be repeated, and heavy losses were inflicted by the Germans. Source: Internet

British Vickers machine gun in action near Ovillers during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Source: Internet

Every soldier I know would pick Gallipoli over Ypres or the Somme, any day, twice on Sunday. Source: Internet

All told, the Somme battle had made penetrations of only convert, and failed to reach the original objectives. Source: Internet

Famous battles in France include Battle of Verdun (spanning 10 months from 21 February to 18 December 1916), Battle of the Somme (1 July to 18 November 1916), and five separate conflicts called the Battle of Ypres (from 1914 to 1918). Source: Internet

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