... upon their last magnificent achievements in the great battle of the Somme. NICHOLAS. 29th September, 1916. To the Emperor, Imperial Headquarters Russia, —In the name of my Army, and on my own behalf, I heartily thank your Majesty for your gratifying message ...

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... through. To do this he would have to attack for another thirty years, provided then that he had sufficient men. The battle of the Somme is costing our enemies many hundred thousands of men, and, therefore, more than it is costing us. Asked whether the ...

... front or that of Salonika, where the enemy is sustaining the bitter consequences of the wastage of his forces. The battle of the Somme continues untiringly, and the limited objective of the attack fully maintained and even exceeded by the unconquerable ...

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... opportunity would be permanently lost. The Somme Battle. Flic last three days have disposed, if any such process were necessary, of the German contention (so often made before) that their defence on the Somme is effective. The British line has been advanced ...

... the German army, wffiich was sent in its thousands to wipe out the French. It was not until the battle of the Somme commenced on July 1st that great battle which was still going on, which was worked out on the well-thought-out plans of our most capable ...

... twenty old boys of King Edward VII. School had been gazetted to commissions. Nineteen had laid down their lives the battle of the Somme. Three have been awarded the Military Cross, and three mentioned in dispatches. The past year had been the most successful ...

... advancing the line 300 to 500 yards. British casualties arc comparatively light. Grerman official message speaks of the battle of the Somme as being- “continued ith bitterness.” disregarding the Sacrifice of men,” remarks, “the enemy succeeded in gaining ground ...

... out. His judgment is based on personal observation and on what Germans admitted to him. He left Germany during the Battle of the Somme, which he describes to me as “the greatest disappointment Germany has had. and the greatest surprise.” It is the greatest ...

... interrupt traffic on the railway from Lille to Douai. Trains were running south carrying reserves or munitions for a battle on the Somme, and it was decided to attack them. Patrols were first of all sent over the aerodromes in order to hold in check the ...

... The battle of the Somme w the third shock. It has led to two conclusions. Firstly that the German front was longer so firm that the German Army could act on the offensive in one sector, and on the defensive in the others. Attacked on the Somme, they ...