Which battle began on 1st. July 1916?
Battle of Albert (1916) of the German second position had been captured and the German defence again thrown into confusion. Battle of Albert (1916) The Battle of Albert (1–13 July 1916), comprised the first two weeks of Anglo-French offensive operations in the Battle of the Somme. The Allied preparatory artillery bombardment commenced on 24 June and the Anglo-French infantry attacked on 1 July, on the south bank from Foucaucourt to the Somme and from the Somme north to Gommecourt, beyond Serre. The French Sixth Army and the right wing of the British Fourth Army inflicted a considerable defeat on the German 2nd Army but
Battle of Albert (1916) after only a short period out of the line. The 34th Division had the most casualties of any British division involved in the battle, losing from 1 to 5 July, which left the 102nd and 103rd Brigades "shattered". From 5 to 12 July, the 38th Division had In 2013, Ralph Whitehead recorded that in the casualty reporting period from 1 to 10 July, the 2nd Army lost killed, wounded, missing and sick. The Battle of Bazentin Ridge (14–17 July 1916) was an attack by the Fourth Army which began at dawn and marked the start of the second phase of