According to the journalist, the British were winning because he received a report that “German prisoners are surrendering freely.” Germans won the first day of battle because they had defenses using the barbed wire and had “concentrated machine gunfire.”
<h2><em><u>Battle of the Somme</u></em></h2><h2><em><u>Battle of the SommeDate 1 July 1916 – 18 November 1916 (140 days)</u></em></h2><h2><em><u>Battle of the SommeDate 1 July 1916 – 18 November 1916 (140 days)Result Franco-British victory. German Defensive Victory Allied objectives were not completed High casualties on both sides. German forces retreat towards Péronne and Bapaume</u></em></h2><h2><em><u>Battle of the SommeDate 1 July 1916 – 18 November 1916 (140 days)Result Franco-British victory. German Defensive Victory Allied objectives were not completed High casualties on both sides. German forces retreat towards Péronne and BapaumeTerritorial changes Bulge driven into the Noyon salient</u></em></h2>
