The Second Battle of the Somme

From Wikipedia.

This was the offensive mentioned in the previous post.

Was fought on the Western Front 21 August to 2 September 1918 in the basin of the River Somme.  It was one of a series of Allied counterattacks after the German Spring Offensive of that year.  This battle formed the central part of the Allied final drive that led to the Armistice.

U.S. casualties:  11,500
British casualties:  5,600

German casualties:  Heavy    6,000 taken prisoner.

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