![]() ![]() But they were soon met with nonstop machine gun fire. Once the shelling ended, the German troops left their bunkers and took their positions as the 11 British divisions walked toward them. Item #M11406 shows some of the planes used in the war. While the German forces fortified their trenches, many of the British shells didn’t explode. However, the Allies failed to conceal their preparations and the continued attacks gave the Germans ample warning of the battle to come. The British commanders grew so confident that they told their troops to walk slowly toward the German lines. Prior to the start of the battle, the Allies fired constant artillery on the German lines for several weeks. Item #M10349 – World War I 90th anniversary stamp sheet. According to the plan, the British would attack along a 15-mile front north of the Somme River while the French battled along an eight-mile front to the south of it. It was the Allies’ planned decisive breakthrough of the German line in France. The Battle of the Somme was fought from July 1 to November 18, 1916, along the banks of the Somme River in northern France. On September 15, 1916, the first tanks were used in the World War I Battle of the Somme. First Use of Tanks in World War I Item #M11405 pictures some of the other tanks used in WWI. ![]()
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