Outcome of the Allied Offensive in 1916

As a result of the Allied attack of 1916, it could lead to victory or defeat. The Allies could only earn only 7 miles in a four month campaign and could not even achieve the goal of reaching Babam. A bad experience combined with bad tactics and bad orders made the whole attack extremely catastrophic. The purpose of the battle of Somme was to become England's French effort on August 1, 1916. However, since the French army had put out many casualties in Verdun, on July 1 the order of General Joffre was aggressive.

In December 1915, France and Britain promised to attack Somme in the discussion of Allied forces of France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the Federal Army. In 1916, the Allies agreed to make a comprehensive attack against the central government. The Italian army attacked Somme as a contribution of France and the United Kingdom. In the original plan, under the support of the Union Force Expeditionary Forces Fourth Army, the French army was demanding that it be the main part of the Somme attack. On February 21, 1916, the German Imperial Army began fighting Verdun in the Battle of Muse, the French commander dispatched many units for Somme, and British "support" attacks were a big effort.

How did this happen? In the beginning of 1916, France proposed a French - British joint attack beyond Somme. Thanks to Verdun, the British army took on the main role of Somme's attack. Thus, on July 1, 1916 British forces attacked the Somme river with 14 infantry divisions, while the French army crossed the Somme and the five South divisions. Artillery is the key to attack, but we can not cut all the lines, destroy German squats, destroy all enemy guns, or provide intercepts useful for infantry attacks. 0:00 on July 1, the artillery departed too soon in front of German entrenchment, exposing the infantry. However, the experience of the French army and Verdun is attacked in a hurry because there is a heavier artillery, occupying more land and alleviating the pain.

By February 1916, in Verdun, Germans were able to attack again in the west. This battle is characterized by tactical innovation and the accumulation of personnel and materials to complete the position battle, as the subsequent Allied attacks were launched in Somme and Western Ukraine. The West mainly adopts this strategy, and the military situation of the battlefield between Russia and Balkan is expected to be a stage of war. The massive wear war in 1916 exhausted the German army violently. As a result, OHL made an important strategic decision. It returned the French army to a more defensive position in 1917 and planned to overwhelm the British in the unlimited submarine war the same year. The plan was successful as they entered the Siegfried Line and the Germans were amazed by the opponent when they spent another year on the Western Line.