The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the river Somme in France. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies. More than three million men fought in the battle, of whom one million were either wounded or killed, making it one of the deadliest battles in all of human history.

00:00 Introduction
00:46 The Big Push
02:07 German Preparations
02:26 The Great Bombardment
03:49 Southern Allied Assault
04:13 The Attack begins
05:46 Machine Guns open fire
07:19 The Following Battles
08:24 Aftermath