Draft:Battle of the Somme casualties controversy
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Battle of the Somme | |||||||||
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Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||||
The Battle of the Somme 1 July – 18 November 1916 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
| German Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Henry Rawlinson Émile Fayolle Hubert Gough Joseph Alfred Micheler |
Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
1 July 390,000 in 13 divisions 330,000 in 11 divisions July–November 1,530,000 in 50 divisions 1,440,000 in 48 divisions |
1 July 315,000 in 101⁄2 divisions July–November 1,500,000 in 50 divisions | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
c. 420,000[2][3][4] c. 200,000[5][6][4] | c. 434,000–600,000[7][4][6] |