The Somme is in which French region?
Battle of the Somme changed their expectations of an offensive on the Somme, from a decisive battle to a hope that it would relieve Verdun and keep German divisions in France, which would assist the Russian armies conducting the Brusilov Offensive. The German offensive at Verdun was suspended in July, and troops, guns, and ammunition were transferred to Picardy, leading to a similar transfer of the French Tenth Army to the Somme front. Later in the year, the Franco-British were able to attack on the Somme and at Verdun sequentially and the French recovered much of the ground lost on the east bank of
French ship Somme (A631) casualties and captured five of the pirates. French ship Somme (A631) The "Somme" (A631) is a Durance class command and replenishment ship (, BCR) of the French Navy. In addition to its primary duty as a fleet tanker, the "Somme" is configured as a flagship. Serving as the command vessel for the French forces participating in Operation Enduring Freedom, the "Somme" was attacked approximately 250 nautical miles (460 kilometres) off the Somalian coast in the night of 6 to 7 October 2009 by two motorboats of Somalian pirates who mistook the "Somme" for a civilian ship. The "Somme" repelled the