greater. XIII Corps and XV Corps attacked together, after troops assembled silently during the night of by crossing no man's land, which was up to wide and then crawling to within of the German front line. After a hurricane bombardment from the British infantry rushed the German defences and caught many of the garrison unprepared. By mid-morning of the German second position had been captured and the German defence again thrown into confusion. See also Battle of the Somme: order of battle Notes References Bibliography Books Theses Further reading Books Translation of Meine Tätigkeit im Weltkriege 1914–1918 (Berlin, Verlag Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn 1939) Theses External links Trônes Wood, Montauban and Guillemont, maps and photographs First Day, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Newfoundland and the Great War by Heritage Newfoundland The British Army in the Great War: The Battles of the Somme, 1916 Map of Europe during the Battle of the Somme at omniatlas.com Peronne Great War Historial Battles of the Western Front (World War I) 1916 in France Conflicts in 1916 Battle of the Somme History of Somme (department) Battles of World War I involving France Battles of World War I involving Germany Battles of World War I involving South Africa Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom July 1916 events