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The '''First Battle of the Somme''', also informally called the '''Battle of the Somme''', was a major battle of [[World War I]] that took place in either [[1916]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time Bomb! (comic story)|Time Bomb!]]'') [[1914]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Death and Diplomacy]]'') or [[1917]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]''). Whilst searching through [[time]] for the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Death's Head]] materialised in the "no man's land" between the [[British]] and [[German]] lines of a battlefield in 1916. He mistook a German [[tank]] for his mother, then realised it wasn't and fired upon it. Before he could do more damage, he was again pulled through time by the [[Intra-Venus, Inc.]] [[time machine]] he was wearing. Mystified [[British Army|British soldiers]] thought that Death's Head was "[[Jerry]]'s new secret weapon." ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time Bomb! (comic story)|Time]]'' Bomb).
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The '''First Battle of the Somme''', ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Time Bomb! (comic story)}}) usually called simply the '''Battle of the Somme''' or the '''Somme Offensive''' ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Men of War (audio story)}}) and informally described at the time as the '''Big Push''', ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)}}) was a major battle on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)}}) of [[World War I]] that took place in [[the Somme]] ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Time Bomb! (comic story)}}, {{cs|The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)}}) between [[1 July]] and [[18 November]] [[1916]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Men of War (audio story)}}}


[[Richard Hadleman]] was near-mortally wounded in a poison gas attack in July 1916, but was saved by [[Timothy Dean]], who was working with the [[Red Cross]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') [[Colonel]] [[Schott (Illegal Alien)|Schott]], a veteran of the earlier battle of [[Tannenberg]], was wounded at the Somme but survived and was awarded an Iron Cross, First Class. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'')
[[File:Battle of the Somme (Men of War).jpg|thumb|left|The [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] and [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]] during the Battle of the Somme. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Men of War (audio story)}})]]Whilst searching through [[time]] for the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Death's Head]] materialised in the "no man's land" between the [[British]] and [[German]] lines of a [[battlefield]] in 1916. He mistook a German [[tank]] for his mother, then realised it wasn't and fired upon it. Before he could do more damage, he was again pulled through time by the [[Intra-Venus, Inc.]] [[time machine]] he was wearing. Mystified [[British Army|British soldiers]] thought that Death's Head was "[[Jerry]]'s new secret weapon." ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Time Bomb! (comic story)}})


The [[Sontaran]] soldier [[Brak (Old Soldiers)|Brak]] witnessed the battle, and was captured by British forces shortly after it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)|Old Soldiers]]'')
[[Richard Hadleman]] was near-mortally wounded in a poison gas attack in [[July]] 1916, but was saved by [[Timothy Dean]], who was working with the [[Red Cross]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Human Nature (novel)}})


[[John Jarrow]] and [[Roger Gleave]] each fought. Jarrow was killed. [[Fitz Kreiner]] tried to stir memories of the battle within Gleave, after he was taken as a host by [[wasp]]s affected by an [[alien]] device. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]'')
[[Jamie Colquhoun]]'s regiment under the command of [[Captain]] [[Douglas Fairbairn]] participated in the Big Push in July 1916 and took the town of [[St Michel]] meeting no resistance because the town was emptied by the [[Weeping Angel]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)}})


{{Quote|Do you remember what the Somme looked like afterwards? All churned‐up mud, without a single tree or building left standing? Blasted and blasted until there was nothing but... well, desolation.|Fitz Kreiner|Eater of Wasps}}
The [[Sontaran]] soldier [[Brak]] crashed on Earth in the midst of the battle. The unfamiliar kind of warfare overwhelmed him and ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}}) he was captured by the Germans, later being transferred to British custody ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}}, [[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Fog (home video)}}) in [[1918]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}})


[[Weeks]] hinted to [[Charlotte Pollard]] that he had fought in the Somme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'')
[[Paul Reynish]] also fought in the battle. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|When to Die (home video)}})


[[Frances (The Mouthless Dead)|Frances]]' fiancé [[Michael Thomas]] also fought in the battle. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'')
[[Andrew Medcalfe]] fought in the battle, after which he never wished for excitement again. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nightshade (novel)}})
 
[[Jack Harkness]] fought in the battle. He compared this battle and the [[Battle of Passchendaele]] to "walking into [[Hell]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|To the Last Man (TV story)}})
 
[[George Finch]] fought in the battle. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Intelligence for War (audio story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* In reality, the battle took place from 1 July to 18 November 1916. However, within the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], the date is disputed with several sources contradicting one another.  
* The name "Big Push" was actively used in contemporary press, such as this article "Battle of the Somme: The Big Push in Pictures" [http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19161016.2.26] in a New Zealand newspaper from October 1916.
* The comic story ''[[Time Bomb! (comic story)|Time Bomb!]]'' does actually specify it as the "First Battle of the Somme", which is the most technically correct designation. Nevertheless, "Battle of the Somme" generally means to most people the 1916 action, not the 1918 "Second Battle of the Somme". The Second Battle has likely never been mentioned in the DWU.
* One possible "game over" for the video game ''[[Don't Blink (video game)|Don't Blink]]'' has the player being sent back in time by a [[Weeping Angel]] to the year 1916 to die in the Battle of the Somme.
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 29 March 2024

Battle of the Somme

The First Battle of the Somme, (COMIC: Time Bomb! [+]Loading...["Time Bomb! (comic story)"]) usually called simply the Battle of the Somme or the Somme Offensive (AUDIO: Men of War [+]Loading...["Men of War (audio story)"]) and informally described at the time as the Big Push, (COMIC: The Weeping Angels of Mons [+]Loading...["The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)"]) was a major battle on the Western Front (COMIC: The Weeping Angels of Mons [+]Loading...["The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)"]) of World War I that took place in the Somme (COMIC: Time Bomb! [+]Loading...["Time Bomb! (comic story)"], The Weeping Angels of Mons [+]Loading...["The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)"]) between 1 July and 18 November 1916. (AUDIO: Men of War [+]Loading...["Men of War (audio story)"]}

The First Doctor, Steven and Sara during the Battle of the Somme. (AUDIO: Men of War [+]Loading...["Men of War (audio story)"])

Whilst searching through time for the Seventh Doctor, Death's Head materialised in the "no man's land" between the British and German lines of a battlefield in 1916. He mistook a German tank for his mother, then realised it wasn't and fired upon it. Before he could do more damage, he was again pulled through time by the Intra-Venus, Inc. time machine he was wearing. Mystified British soldiers thought that Death's Head was "Jerry's new secret weapon." (COMIC: Time Bomb! [+]Loading...["Time Bomb! (comic story)"])

Richard Hadleman was near-mortally wounded in a poison gas attack in July 1916, but was saved by Timothy Dean, who was working with the Red Cross. (PROSE: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (novel)"])

Jamie Colquhoun's regiment under the command of Captain Douglas Fairbairn participated in the Big Push in July 1916 and took the town of St Michel meeting no resistance because the town was emptied by the Weeping Angels. (COMIC: The Weeping Angels of Mons [+]Loading...["The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)"])

The Sontaran soldier Brak crashed on Earth in the midst of the battle. The unfamiliar kind of warfare overwhelmed him and (AUDIO: Old Soldiers [+]Loading...["Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)"]) he was captured by the Germans, later being transferred to British custody (AUDIO: Old Soldiers [+]Loading...["Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)"], HOMEVID: Fog [+]Loading...["Fog (home video)"]) in 1918. (AUDIO: Old Soldiers [+]Loading...["Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)"])

Paul Reynish also fought in the battle. (HOMEVID: When to Die [+]Loading...["When to Die (home video)"])

Andrew Medcalfe fought in the battle, after which he never wished for excitement again. (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (novel)"])

Jack Harkness fought in the battle. He compared this battle and the Battle of Passchendaele to "walking into Hell". (TV: To the Last Man [+]Loading...["To the Last Man (TV story)"])

George Finch fought in the battle. (AUDIO: Intelligence for War [+]Loading...["Intelligence for War (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The name "Big Push" was actively used in contemporary press, such as this article "Battle of the Somme: The Big Push in Pictures" [1] in a New Zealand newspaper from October 1916.
  • One possible "game over" for the video game Don't Blink has the player being sent back in time by a Weeping Angel to the year 1916 to die in the Battle of the Somme.
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