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English: Battle of the Somme

Welsh: Brwydr y Somme

Part of speech

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Definition

The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme, German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the River Somme in France.