which town was first captured in 1916 battle of the somme (world war 1)?

Answer 1

There's a full description on this site:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/nonflash_map.shtml

Answer 2

As far as I can gather, no towns were captured during the battle of the Somme. They were all villages.

One of the first villages captured was Montauban-de-Picardie, on the first day of the battle.

The village lies on the First World War battlefield of the Battle of the Somme. Montauban lay close behind the German front-line and was turned into a fortified strongpoint. On 1 July 1916 — the first day on the Somme — the village was seized by the British 30th Division in one of the few successful British advances of the day.

Answer 3

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