Battle of Albert (1916)

July 1–13, 1916

British and French troops opened the Somme offensive, with the British suffering huge casualties on the first day. Over the next two weeks they gained some ground south of the Albert-Bapaume road.

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Battles 1

July 1, 1916

First day on the Somme Somme Ferdinand Foch, Émile Fayolle, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

Key commanders

Allies 6

Hubert Gough military commander

Joseph Joffre military commander

Ferdinand Foch military commander

Émile Fayolle military commander

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig military commander

Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson military commander

Central Powers 1

Erich von Falkenhayn military commander