![]() Battle ApproachesĪs the date of the battle approached, the men of the Newfoundland Regiment grew apprehensive. More casualties followed in the coming weeks. On April 24, the Regiment sustained five casualties when German bullets wounded four men and killed Private George Curnew. The Germans often shelled Allied trenches, and snipers were another threat. The men trained rigorously, did tours of duty on the front line, dug trenches, strengthened defences, and observed the enemy.Īlthough the battle would not begin until July 1, the months leading up to it were dangerous. For the next three months, it readied for combat. It departed Egypt on Maand arrived at France eight days later. The Newfoundland Regiment, still with the 88th Brigade of the 29th Division, received word on Februthat it would be part of the Somme offensive. In consequence, the Battle of the Somme became a largely British effort, designed to relieve beleaguered French troops at Verdun, and to cause a decisive breakthrough in the German lines. The battle lasted for almost 10 months and siphoned off many of the French troops originally intended for the Somme offensive. Commanders spent the winter of 1916 developing a major offensive to regain control of the Somme.īut their plans were upset when Germany launched a massive attack against French forces near Verdun (a city in northeast France) on February 21, 1916. British and French forces desperately needed a success. Germany had marched through Belgium and into northern France, where its army was securely entrenched near the River Somme. The Eastern Front was in disarray and the Western Front was locked in a stalemate. The Gallipoli campaign had been a failure. At the end of 1915 the war was going badly for the Allies. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.The Somme offensive had its origins in Anglo-French plans to bring hostilities to a rapid close. With this in mind, please can all buyers from EU countries make themselves aware of how these changes may affect them when purchasing items from the UK. UK sellers are now required to display these details in the form of a Customs Declaration attached to the outside of the package. Such matters are beyond my control as the process is administered by the Customs Department of the destination country. This depends on the overall value of the item (or items) contained within the package. (Ref F3) PLEASE NOTE - Following BREXIT, some items exported from the UK to EU countries may now incur import tariffs on arrival. ![]() Please see my other WW1 (and WW2) maps - including British, French, German and US. Will be shipped as per its existing fold lines. The map has one tiny hole and its overall condition is excellent. ![]() Verdun itself is actually just off the left margin of both maps) Perhaps even more interesting is that on the Western side of the map is the some of the area (bottom left corner) where The BATTLE OF VERDUN was raging at the time of printing - including Fort Douaumont, Fort Vaux etc.(At the time of listing, I also have an original French 'Enemy Artillery' trench map for auction showing the final Battle positions at Verdun. It's a September 1916 printing (2/9/16) of a 1912 Revision, entitled "METZ" and it covers some of the area lost during the Franco-Prussian War and regained by the French in November 1918. ![]() WW1 (1916) French Map "METZ" (German Controlled Capital of the LORRAINE region) with a Battle of Verdun connection. ![]()
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