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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Germany begins major offensive on the Western Front – 1918

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Our casualties not heavy': how British press covered the Battle of the Somme

On March 21, 1918, near the Somme River in France, the German army launches its first major offensive on the Western Front in two years.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Battle of the Somme ends – 1916

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On November 18, 1916, British Commander in Chief Sir Douglas Haig calls a halt to his army’s offensive near the Somme River in northwestern France, ending the epic Battle of the Somme after more than four months of bloody conflict.

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