Question: What was the primary, overriding strategic goal of the Somme offensive for the Allies as a whole, which ultimately defined its success in the context of the 1916 campaign?

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What was the primary, overriding strategic goal of the Somme offensive for the Allies as a whole, which ultimately defined its success in the context of the 1916 campaign?

The Battle of the Somme began on July 1, 1916, primarily as a joint offensive. While the massive casualties of the first day are widely known, the battle successfully achieved its most critical, non-geographical strategic goal.

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