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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. GERMANS DECLARE IT IS ENDED

... THE BATILE OF THE SOMME. GERMANS DECLARE IT IS ENDED An Amsterdam message says: The German papers are being instructed to. declare that the Somme battle is now really finished. Thes state that the German sitions are § er now than they were op y Ist, and ...

Published: Friday 29 December 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Journal
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE DAILY EXPRESS. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30. 1916. BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... 1916. BATTLE OF THE SOMME Sir Douglas Haig’s Despatch TTi* “Times” in leader .ays:-Sii Douglas Haig's deeps tell -he battle the Somme will read with extraordinary interest in this country. the official narrative, not only t'.ie greatest ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Dublin Daily Express
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 285 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BATTLE Or' THE SOMME. (CONTINUED PROM COLUMN 6. FAGS 7.)

... BATTLE Or' THE SOMME. (CONTINUED COLUMN 6. 7.) the French attacked on both' sides of the &mow co-operating closely with ua. The Bram' fawn frost of attack estended from klarkotua on our right, round the salient ast Frsaourt, to the Anore in front of Pierre ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Evening Irish Times
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1655 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF SOMME DISPATCH

... BATTLE OF SOMME DISPATCH. ALL OBJECTS ATTAINED. GRAND WORK NEW ARMIES. The dispatch General Sir Douglat. Haig, Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in France, the great Battle of the Somme was issued night. It describes the battle at> ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 607 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF THE SOMME D TO VIA. U. to Full Half of Germs Arm.

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME D TO VIA. U. to Full Half of Germs Arm.. sir Detteial I;ftig'!i sih4tta4th on the Battle of ate somme, the greatest Auer Aerevsf agOej Beitish troops have ever f6ught, elipears 11..5t nigiree' .. tondeo Gizette.•' . Here Mr first-time ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2390 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FULL OFFICIAL NARRATIVE OF THE - BATTLE OF THE SOMME. STORY OF THE OPERATIONS TOLD BY SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. THE

... FULL OFFICIAL NARRATIVE OF THE - BATTLE OF THE SOMME. STORY OF THE OPERATIONS TOLD BY SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. THE THREE OBJECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN ACHIEVED. LONG STEP TOWARDS THE FINAL VICTORY OF ALLIED CAUSE.” BAD WEATHER PUTS A TEMPORARY STOP TO THE CAMPAIGN ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1286 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WESTERN FIELD OF WAR. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. DESPATCH FROM SIR DOUGLAS HAIG

... despatch covering the period of the Somme battle, says that the purpose for which the Somme offensive was undertaken was three-fold—viz., to relieve the pressure on Verdun, to assist other theatres of war, and to wear down the. enemy. These objects were ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Evening Irish Times
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2390 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ffhe .3riOlt 8.171RD.1 F. DECEMBER 30, 1:116. The Battle of the Somme

... ffhe F. DECEMBER 30, 1:116. The Battle of the Somme. We print to-day the full text of General Sir Douglas Hugs despatch on the battle of the Somme. That battle—one of the greatest struggles, if not absolutely the greatest, as the Commander ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Evening Irish Times
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1362 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

History’s Biggest Battle, From whatever point of view it may be regarded, the battle of the Somme is the biggest

... History’s Biggest Battle, From whatever point of view it may be regarded, the battle of the Somme is the biggest in the world’s made The preparations were on a seale hitherto unknown. Never since time began has such a and huge concentration of men materials ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 615 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

’THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. DISPATCH FROM GEN. SIR D. HAIG. 'A PLEDGE OF FINAL VICTORY. OUR THREE MAIN OBJECTS ..

... ’THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. DISPATCH FROM GEN. SIR D. HAIG. 'A PLEDGE OF FINAL VICTORY. OUR THREE MAIN OBJECTS ACHIEVED. The enewy’s power has not yet been broken, nor is it yet possible to form au estimate of the time tho war may last before the objects ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: East Anglian Daily Times
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 1132 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FROM THE TIMES OF TO-DAY. (BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE PROPRIETORS OF THE TIHEE.) ENEMY BOMBARDMENT SIR ..

... THE IN VERDUN REGION. SOMME BATTLE. --*-- Sir Douglas Haig's despatch upon the battle of the Somme, says The Times, will be read with extraordinary interest in country. It is the first official narrative, not of the greatest battle in which ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1916
Newspaper: Evening Irish Times
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 219 | Page: 7 | Tags: none