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How did Batlle of the Somme affect the course of WW2?

How did Batlle of the Somme affect the course of WW2?

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B. Strickland

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Answered Apr 16, 2020

There are many reasons why the Battle of Somme affected World War II. This battle lasted for five months. The battle was between the British and French armies against the Germans. It occurred in July 1916 during the first World War. One reason it affected World War I is that there were many industrial weapons that the Germans used.

During World War II, it allowed for new weaponry to be used. Along with that, the British had to learn to use many of the new inventions, which included grenades. Another reason why the Battle Of Somme affected World War II was that this battle was the first to make everyday British citizens into solders. This carried onto World War II, where many citizens were forced to enlist to protect their country.

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E. Austin

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Answered Nov 02, 2018

For a period of five months the British and French armies fought the Germans. The Battle of the Somme was around the Somme River in northern France in July 1916 during world war I. It was the battleground for a confrontation between the German army and an Allied force spearheaded by the French and British.

In the Battle of Somme, many industrial weapons where used by the German army on the Allied force. The war became a testing ground for new inventions.The British must especially, were introduced and they learnt how to use artillery, weapons and some new inventions like trench mortar and grenades. The British made use of this new tactics in world war II.

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Answered Jun 04, 2018

The Battle of the Somme raged on in Northern France for about five months in 1916 during World War I. It impacted the course of World War II because the British learned key lessons that could be applied during the next war.

For example, the Battle of the Somme was the first to turn ordinary British citizens and commanders into soldiers and leaders. They also had to learn how to use new artillery, infantry tactics, and weapons such as trench mortar, grenades and tanks. The biggest lesson they should have learned was never to go to war again, but Hitler made that virtually impossible.

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