Combles became Becoming a backwater until the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Somme in 1916 , when it was used Using as a shelter for reserves , supplies and engineer stores and a staging area for reinforcements .

Mine warfare began Process_start soon after a front line was established Creating but the most extensive mining took place Process_start further north at La Boisselle and during 1915 , the area around Mametz became Becoming a comparative backwater .

The village became Becoming a backwater until 1916 when a third line of defence Defending was dug behind the Somme front , as part of the German preparations to receive Receiving the British-French offensive being prepared GetReady on the Somme .

Gueudecourt became Becoming a backwater until 1918 , when the village was lost Earnings_and_losses on 24 March during Operation Michael , the German spring offensive and was recaptured Conquering for the last time on 28 August , by the 17th Division , during the Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Bapaume .

The village became Becoming a backwater until 1916 , when the British and French began Process_start the Battle of the Somme and was the site of several air operations by the Royal Flying Corps ( RFC ) , which attacked Attack German supply dumps in the vicinity .

The village became a backwater until 1916 , when the British and French began the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Somme and was the site of several air operations by the Royal Flying Corps , which attacked Attack German supply dumps in the vicinity .