What the records say
- When
- 21 Aug 1918 – 3 Sep 1918
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 46.70° N, 2.55° E
- Location
- Somme River, France
- Outcome
- Allied victory
- Belligerents
- Germany vs British Empire, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Second Battle of the Somme
1918 battle on the Western Front of World War I
The Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought during the First World War on the Western Front from late August to early September, in the basin of the River Somme. It was part of a series of successful counter-offensives in response to the German Spring Offensive, after a pause for redeployment and supply.
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