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The Investigation of the western
front soldiers:
The Battle of the Somme had started on the first of July in 1916 two years after WWI had started. The battle was in France on the river of the Somme hence the name the battle of the Somme. there were only five thousand Australians soldiers that fought in the battle of the Somme.
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The experience of the Battle of the Somme was terrible as there were diseases and rat infestations and even a point where one of the soldiers were screaming so loud it had probably made most the soldiers go insane.
some short term and long-term impacts of the war on the on the battlegrounds was that the Germans goal was to be able to do serious damage to the French Army. The mounting French casualties at Verdun so the British took charge of the plan and when to attack the Somme. Haig wanted to make a key breakthrough on the western front by mounting major offensive at the Somme.
One of the famous soldiers that had fought in the battle of the Somme was named Captain Francis Claude Lloyd. he was famous for his determination and endurance in the battle of the Somme.
