What the records say
- When
- 1 Jul 1916 – 13 Jul 1916
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.00° N, 2.65° E
- Location
- Somme, Picardy, France
- Outcome
- See the Aftermath section
- Belligerents
- German Empire vs British Empire, Bermuda, Newfoundland, South Africa, United Kingdom, France
Battle of Albert (1916)
Part of the Battle of the Somme, World War II
The Battle of Albert is the British name for the first two weeks of British–French offensive operations of the Battle of the Somme. The Allied preparatory artillery bombardment commenced on 24 June and the British–French infantry attacked on 1 July, on the south bank from Foucaucourt to the Somme and from the Somme north to Gommecourt, 2 mi (3.2 km) beyond Serre.
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