German soldiers at a remove from the front and the German general public at home were well aware of the horrors prevailing in France when the British and French launched a joint offensive along the ...

The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916 ... London Cemetery, High Wood, France. High Wood was the site of fierce fighting between British and German forces. The cemetery has almost ...

The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. On 1 July 1916 ...

Six departments in mainland France are under an orange alert for ... Calvados, Orne, Mayenne, Somme, Sarthe, and Maine-et-Loire remain under orange alert. Due to the severity of the situation ...