Battle of the Somme Official History Maps

[Gunner Bailey]

I hope someone can enlighten me here.

 

I've got a set of 13 maps for the 1st July 1916 produced by the Ordnance Survey (Historical Branch) in 1929.

 

Were these from the Official History? I've seen elsewhere on the forum reference to a set of 6 maps from the Official History, so I'm confused.

 

Were there different set produced for different editions? If so what do these go with?

 

The maps are as follows:

 

1                      The Somme Battlefield 1916 (topographical)

1a                    The Somme Battlefield 1916 (Military Grid)

2                      The Objectives for 1^st July. The Battle of Albert

3                      Situation Western Front 30^th June 1916

4                      General Situation at Zero 1^st July 1916 and position of reserves

5                      The Attack of XIII Corps & the French XX Corps on 1^st July – The Capture of Mantaubon

6                      The Attack of the French Sixth Army on the 1^st July

7                      The Attack of XV Corps on the 1^st July – The Assault on the Fricourt Salient

8                      The Attack of III Corps on 1^st July – The fight for La Boiselle and Ovillers La Boiselle

9                      The Attack of X Corps on 1^st July  – Astride the River Ancre – Their fight for Thiepval

10                    The Attack of XIII Corps on 1^st July  - North of the Ancre – Their fight for Beaumont Hamel and Serre

11                    Gommecourt 1916 – The Attack of VII Corps on the 1^st July

12                    Result of the fighting on 1^st July with the positions held at nightfall.

 

 

[charlie2]

Yes, they belong to the OH. The maps are from the map case to France and Belgium 1916 volume 1. As far as I am aware there was only one edition of that volume.
 

Charlie

[Gunner Bailey]

Thanks very much Charlie. I wonder what the set of six relate to?

 

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you - website issues!

 

John

[charlie2]

John

I think we have all had that problem one way or another 

I am presuming the 6 maps refer to the Somme, in which case they would be from the Maps and Appendices volume to France and Belgium 1916 volume 2. The maps are

Battle of Flers - Courcelette 15-22nd September

Battle of Morval 25-28th September

Battle of Thiepval Ridge 26-30th September

Battle of the Transloy Ridges 7-20th October

Fourth Army Ops 23 October - 5th November

Battle of the Ancre 13-19th November
 

Charlie

 

 

 

[Gunner Bailey]

Thanks very much Charlie if the 6 are as good as the 13 that's a comprehensive set.

 

John