Original Film Footage : Battle Of The Somme 1916 : Part 1 #battleofthesomme | History In Your Hand
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Original Film Footage : Battle Of The Somme 1916 : Part 1 #battleofthesomme | History In Your Hand
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Battle of the Somme – 1 July 1916 tragedy
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This original footage shows the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, waiting in the Sunken Lane at Beaumont-Hamel on 1 July 1916 — the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Within just 20–30 minutes, these men would advance into machine gun fire, and most would never return. The silent faces captured here are some of the most haunting images of the First World War, filmed by Geoffrey Malins for the official war documentary The Battle of the Somme. ⚰️ Nearly 20,000 British soldiers died on this s
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This original footage shows the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, waiting in the Sunken Lane at Beaumont-Hamel on 1 July 1916 — the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Within just 20–30 minutes, these men would advance into machine gun fire, and most would never return. The silent faces captured here are some of the most haunting images of the First World War, filmed by Geoffrey Malins for the official war documentary The Battle of the Somme. ⚰️ Nearly 20,000 British soldiers died on this s
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🌺 “Unforgettable Images from the Battle of the Somme — 1916” 🌺 In the summer of 1916, on the rolling fields of northern France, an offensive began that would come to define a generation. The plan was simple in theory — break the deadlock of trench warfare, relieve pressure on the French at Verdun, and force a breakthrough on the Western Front. On 1 July 1916, the whistles blew. Men climbed from their trenches and began to walk forward. They had marched to the front in long columns — packs heav
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🌺 “Unforgettable Images from the Battle of the Somme — 1916” 🌺 In the summer of 1916, on the rolling fields of northern France, an offensive began that would come to define a generation. The plan was simple in theory — break the deadlock of trench warfare, relieve pressure on the French at Verdun, and force a breakthrough on the Western Front. On 1 July 1916, the whistles blew. Men climbed from their trenches and began to walk forward. They had marched to the front in long columns — packs heav
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Controversial ‘Battle of the Somme’ footage: authentic or staged? On the 109th anniversary of the ‘Battle of the Somme’, we are again reminded of perhaps the most iconic footage of the Great War. A cameraman seemingly captures the exact moment British troops climb from their trenches on 1 July 1916 and advance through a hail of bullets toward the German trenches. On 10 July civilian filmmaker Geoffrey Malins returned to London with 8,000 feet of film. The completed documentary, which ran for 77
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