A German 15cm Siege gun

A photograph showing a German gun captured by French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme. Intended to be a decisive breakthrough, the Battle of the Somme instead became a futile and indiscriminate slaughter, with General Haig's tactics remaining controversial even today. The four and a half month campaign eventually gave way to a stalemate and by mid-November the offensive was over. The British forces were decimated with 420, 000 casualties, among them many of the new voluntary battalions

15cm Battalions Casualties Controversial Decimated Decisive Eventually Futile Haig Indiscriminate Intended Remaining Slaughter Somme Stalemate Tactics Voluntary

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