The Somme by Robin Prior & Trevor Wilson

Author:Robin Prior & Trevor Wilson [Prior, Robin & Wilson, Trevor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0300106947
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

The import of these messages was quite clear – 50 Battalion would not be taking part in the attack. Just as brigade staff were digesting this information, 13 Battalion reported that one of their companies was ‘rattled’ and down to just 38 men (from a nominal 200),43 which suggested that this unit was hardly in optimum shape for an attack either.

Two of the assault battalions had now announced that they were in a seriously depleted state. At this moment the third (51 Battalion), which had been in touch with the CO of 13 Battalion, sent the following message:

Both 13th CO thinks, and it is my genuine (not depressed) opinion that it would be a mistake to press the offensive further locally in this salient. We are heavily shelled from due E right round to N W and the communications are simply awful.... Our artillery are bombarding our own front trenches (heavies!!!).44

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