the Battles of the Somme
/ðə ˌbætlz əv ðə ˈsɒm/
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- two long battles that took place in the valley of the river Somme in northern France during First World War. In the first battle, which lasted from July to November 1916, more than a million British, French and German soldiers died. The second battle lasted two weeks in the spring of 1918, and almost half a million soldiers died. Very little ground or any other advantage was won by either side in these battles, which are considered among the most terrible in history.
索姆河战役：第一次世界大战期间，发生在法国北部索姆河河谷的两次长期战役。在持续到1916年7月至1916年11月的第一次战斗中，超过100万英，法，德士兵丧生。第二次战斗在1918年春季持续了两周，近半百万的士兵死亡。在这些战役中，任何一方都没有赢得什么优势或任何其他优势，这被认为是历史上最可怕的战役。