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Did the Battle of the Somme Contribute to the Allied Victory in the First World War?
Summary: This is an examination of whether the Battle of the Somme was a crucial element in the allies' victory in World War I. Discussed are the failures and ultimate surrender of the Germans, and how certain tactics used in the Somme contributed to the ultimate winning of the war.
Did the Battle of the Somme contribute to the allied victory in the First World War"
The Battle of the Somme was a very significant battle in the war and is remembered as being the biggest and most dreadful massacre of soldiers during the war. The war was won two years after the Somme but would it still have been a victory for the allies if the Somme battle had never taken place? Was the Somme a crucial factor in winning the war? Many people say it was and that the Germans were considerably weakened by the Somme. Others say that the Somme was a pointless battle, which killed thousands of soldiers for nothing. Which is true? You first have to look at exactly why the Germans surrendered in 1918.
The first big mistake by the Germans in the war was the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. If the...
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