Somme — the Somme a river in northeast France, or the area close to this river where several important battles were fought during World War I. The biggest of these began in July 1916, when 60,000 British soldiers were killed or injured on the first day… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Somme — For other uses, see Somme (disambiguation). Somme Department … Wikipedia
Somme — /sɒm/ (say som) noun 1. a river in northern France, flowing north west to the English Channel. 225 km. 2. a department in northern France. 6175 km2. Capital: Amiens. 3. Battle of the, one of several battles that took place along the Somme River… …
Somme (river) — Infobox River | river name = Somme caption = The Somme. origin = Picardie mouth = English Channel coord|50|13|16|N|1|34|0|E|name=English Channel Somme|display=inline,title basin countries = France length = 245 km elevation = 85 m discharge = 35… … Wikipedia
battles — See also Agincourt, Arnhem, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Blenheim, Bosworth Field, Bull Run, Bunker Hill, Chancellorsville, Concord, Copenhagen, Crécy, Culloden … Universalium
Somme — noun 1. battle of World War II (1944) • Syn: ↑Somme River, ↑Battle of the Somme • Regions: ↑France, ↑French Republic • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle … Useful english dictionary
Somme — /sawm/, n. 1. a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 mi. (241 km) long. 2. a department in N France. 538,462; 2424 sq. mi. (6280 sq. km). Cap.: Amiens. * * * … Universalium
Second Battle of the Somme (1918) — During the First World War, the Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought on the Western Front from the end of the summer, in the basin of the Somme River. It was a counter offensive in response to the German Offensive during the spring,… … Wikipedia
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme — Infobox Military Memorial name=Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme body=Commonwealth War Graves Commission caption= commemorates=the dead of World War I with no known grave use dates= coordinates= nearest town=Thiepval, northern France… … Wikipedia
the Battles of the Somme — ➡ Somme * * * … Universalium