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Somme Barracks, Blackburn
__NOTOC__ Somme or The Somme may refer to: Places *Somme (department), a department of France * Somme, Queensland, Australia *Canal de la Somme, a canal in France *Somme (river), a river in France Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Somme'' (book), a First World War military history book * ''The Somme'' (film), a 1927 British documentary film *'' The Somme – From Defeat to Victory'', BBC TV documentary Military * French tanker ''Somme'', a French Navy tanker and command ship * HMS ''Somme'' (1918), a British World War I S-class destroyer * Battle of the Somme ** Somme American Cemetery and Memorial ** Somme Heritage Centre The Somme Heritage Centre is a tourist attraction and education centre in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Opened in 1994 the centre promotes Ireland, Ireland's role in the First World War, and especially the role of both Protestant and ... See also * Battle of the Somme (other) for other uses * Somma (other) {{Disambig, ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somme (department)
Somme (; pcd, Sonme) is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region. It had a population of 570,559 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme INSEE The north central area of the Somme was the site of a series of battles during , including the particularly significant Battle of the Somme in 1916. As a result of this and other battles fought in the area, the department is home to many military cemeteries [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somme, Queensland
Somme is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Somme had a population of 53 people. Geography Somme is bounded by the Severn River to the east and south and the land to the south and east is mostly used for farming and residential purposes. The land in the north-western part of Somme is mostly undeveloped. History Somme was named after the Battle of the Somme in northern France. It was one of the largest battles for the Australian Imperial Forces in World War I. It is one of a number of localities in the Southern Downs Regions named after World War I battles. Somme State School opened circa 1917. In 1924 it went from being a full-time school to being a half-time school in conjunction with Apple Vale State School in Apple Vale (meaning they shared a single teacher). Both schools closed in August 1927. Somme State School was on the south-west corner of the junction of Somme Lane and an unnamed street (). Somme State School opened on 22 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal De La Somme
The Canal de la Somme is a canal in northern France. Its total length is 156.4 km with 25 locks, from the English Channel at Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme to the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Saint-Simon. History The Somme River was canalized beginning in 1770. The 54 km section from St. Simon to Bray was completed by 1772, but the rest was not finished until 1843. Overview The canal as originally built has seen substantial modifications since construction of the Canal du Nord in 1904–1965, and is now made up of four distinct sections: * and 1 lock from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Abbeville (the ''Canal maritime'') * and 18 locks from Abbeville to Péronne * with 2 locks the section upgraded as part of the Canal du Nord * and 4 locks from Voyennes to Saint-Simon, closed upstream from Offoy since 2004. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somme (river)
The Somme ( , , ) is a river in Picardy, northern France. The river is in length, from its source in the high ground of the former at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel. It lies in the geological syncline which also forms the Solent. This gives it a fairly constant and gentle gradient where several fluvial terraces have been identified. Name The Somme river was known in ancient times as ''Samara''. It presumably means 'the summery river', that is to say the 'quiet river', stemming from an adjective *''sam-aro''- ('summery') itself derived from the Celtic root *''samo''- ('summer')., s.v. ''Samara'' and ''Samarobriva Ambianorum.'' The city of Amiens was also known as ''Samarobriva'' (Gaulish: 'bridge on the Samara'). It is attested by the early 1st century BC as the chief town of the Ambiani, an ancient Gallic tribe of the region. The modern department of Somme was named after this river. History left, '' King Edward III Crossi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somme (book)
''Somme'' () is a World War I, First World War military history book by Lyn MacDonald, published in 1983 by Michael Joseph (publisher), Michael Joseph. The battle The Battle of the Somme started on Sunday, 1 July 1916 leading to the biggest losses by Britain in one single day (19,240 dead, 35,493 wounded, 2,152 missing and 85 prisoners for a total loss of 57,470). The battle ended on Tuesday, 21 November 1916. The main objective of this battle was to relieve the horrific battle at battle of Verdun, Verdun. Writer Lyn MacDonald MacDonald has collected testimonies of soldiers involved in the battle of the Somme. In the beginning, their stories show chauvinism, nationalism and patriotism, but later, with soldiers seeing the stalemate, reflect the despair and horror of war. Everybody agrees that war is terrible. 1983 non-fiction books Works about the Battle of the Somme History books about World War I Michael Joseph books {{WWI-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Somme (film)
''The Somme'' is a 1927 British documentary film directed by M.A. Wetherell. It re-examined the 1916 Battle of the Somme during the First World War. Production The film was made at Isleworth Studios using a docudrama format. It involved a number of the personnel who had previously worked on a successful series of documentary reconstructions of First World War battles by British Instructional Films released between 1921 and 1927. British Instructional Films had finished their series with ''The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands'', and Geoffrey Barkas moved to the newly established New Era films to carry on the cycle. When Barkas fell ill, Wetherell was brought in to take over the project. Although Wetherell received the directors credit, much of the film was made by Barkas and Boyd Cable. Toronto ads touted that the Imperial Army Museum provided the footage; its actual name is the Imperial War Museum. The following year the company released another docudrama, ''Q-Ships'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Somme – From Defeat To Victory
''The Somme – From Defeat to Victory'' is a 2006 BBC documentary film made to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Production The film was produced in conjunction with the Open University and was intended to go beyond the standard histories that end with the British defeat at the end of the first day to demonstrate how the British learnt from their failures and developed radical new tactics that would help the allies to win the war. The film mixes dramatic re-enactments and archive footage augmented by readings from the diaries, letters and reports of the men involved. Plot The 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Salford), Lancashire Fusiliers was one of the Pals battalions that had been created to allow friends and colleagues to fight side by side. On 21 June 1916, Cpl. Stephen Sharples quells the fears of Pte. Walter Fiddes and best friend L/Cpl. Thomas Mellor that the war would be over before they could see action with the announcement that their battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Tanker Somme
The French tanker ''Somme'' is a command and replenishment tanker (french: Bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement, BCR) of the French Navy. In addition to its primary duty as a fleet tanker, ''Somme'' is configured as a flagship and has served as such in the Indian Ocean. The vessel was constructed at La Seyne, France beginning in 1985 and entered service in 1990. In October 2009, the ship was mistakenly attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The attack was repelled and the pirates captured. Design and description In French service, the final three tankers are called ''Bâtiment de commandement et ravitailleur'' (BCR, "command and replenishment ship"). In addition to their role as a fleet tanker, the three ships dubbed BCR can accommodate an entire general staff and thus supervise naval operations as a command ship. The three ships of the class designated BCRs, , and ''Somme'' all have superstructures that were extended aft by to accommodate the additional s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Somme (1918)
HMS ''Somme'' was an Admiralty destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War I. commissioned seven days before the end of the war, the ship was sold for scrap in 1932. Description The Admiralty S class were larger and faster versions of the preceding .Gardiner & Gray, p. 85 The ships had an overall length of , a beam of and a deep draught of . They displaced at normal load. The ships' complement was 82 officers and ratings. The ships were powered by a single Brown-Curtis geared steam turbine that drove two propeller shafts using steam provided by three Yarrow boilers. The turbines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . ''Somme'' reached a speed of during her sea trials. The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at .Friedman, p. 297 The Admiralty S-class ships were armed with three single QF Mark IV guns. One gun was positioned on the forecastle, the second was on a platform between the funnels and the third at the stern. They were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Somme
The Battle of the Somme ( French: Bataille de la Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the Somme, a river in France. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies. More than three million men fought in the battle of whom one million were wounded or killed, making it one of the deadliest battles in human history. The French and British had committed themselves to an offensive on the Somme during the Chantilly Conference in December 1915. The Allies agreed upon a strategy of combined offensives against the Central Powers in 1916 by the French, Russian, British and Italian armies, with the Somme offensive as the Franco-British contribution. Initial plans called for the French army to undertake the main part of the Somme offensive, supported on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somme American Cemetery And Memorial
The Somme American Cemetery and Memorial in Picardie, France, is an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery, situated ½ mile southwest of the commune of Bony, Aisne in northern France. It is located on a gentle slope typical of the open, rolling Picardy countryside. Cemetery The war cemetery was established in October 1918 on ground which saw heavy fighting just before and during the Battle of St Quentin Canal. It contains the graves of 1,844 of the United States' military dead from World War I. Most lost their lives in the assault on the Hindenburg Line The Hindenburg Line (German: , Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front during the First World War. The line ran from Arras to Laffaux, near Soissons on the Aisne. In 1916 ... while serving in American II Corps attached to the British Fourth Army. Others were killed in operations near Cantigny. The headstones, set in regular rows, are s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somme Heritage Centre
The Somme Heritage Centre is a tourist attraction and education centre in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Opened in 1994 the centre promotes Ireland, Ireland's role in the First World War, and especially the role of both Protestant and Catholic, Unionist (Ireland), unionist and Irish Nationalist, nationalist in the war. It focuses on three of the volunteer divisions in Ireland; * British 10th (Irish) Division, 10th (Irish) Division * British 16th (Irish) Division, 16th (Irish) Division * British 36th (Ulster) Division, 36th (Ulster) Division See also * Northern Ireland War Memorial * The Cenotaph, Belfast External linksThe Somme Heritage CentreHomepage * [http://www.secondworldwarni.org Second World War online resource for NI] Buildings and structures in County Down World War I museums in the United Kingdom Museums established in 1994 Military and war museums in Northern Ireland Museums in County Down Military history of County Down 1994 establishments in Northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
