Battle of the Somme= Image Right - Thiepval Memorial to the British Missing of the Somme ===== Image by Amanda Slater, from Coventry (England) - flickr , CC BY-SA 2.0, Wiki Commons *The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme, German: Sommeschlacht), also known as the Somme Offensive, took place during the First World War between 1 July and 14 November 1916 in the Somme department ...