British Army at the Battle of Somme in France during World War 1. A 6 inch Howitzer fired at German first line in Mametz, France. Explosions occur and smoke rises. A Canadian 60 pounder fired at German positions. Soldiers fire the 60 pounder from behind sand bag mounds. Shrapnels burst over German trenches. Infantry and cavalry units of London Scottish and East Yorkshire march forward for the battle area. A Priest conducts a prayer service as soldiers stand around him in a circle before the Battle of Somme.
From "The Battle of the Somme." British Essex Regiment soldiers wash themselves up at a wayside pool in France during the Battle of the Somme. Soldiers of Seaforth Highlanders assemble for a roll call. Soldiers lined up for the roll call.
Allied forces begin their Somme offensive in Dompierre. Allies moving guns and supplies forward in France for the Battle of the Somme, during World War 1. A French 305mm railway gun moving on a railroad, with French soldiers riding on it and several box cars of munitions behind it. German troops, devoid of weapons and battle gear, some with their hands up, scurrying through scarred landscape, as they surrender. Artillerymen lower an entrenched French 240mm artillery gun to near zero elevation and fire it. French artillerymen work on a rail-mounted 520mm howitzer.
From "The Battle of the Somme." British gunners bombarding German forces with 9.2 inch howitzers, during the Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. A large gun crew, of about a dozen soldiers,work together coordinating the loading and firing of a 9.2 inch howitzer. Shells for the gun are piled around the emplacement. Many infantry stand in background watching the howitzer in action. Smoke rises from shell strikes in the nearby German lines.
From "The Battle of the Somme." A Battalion of British Lancashires return after a successful attack on Germans during Battle of the Somme in World War 1. Ambulatory wounded British and German (prisoners) walking back from the front, assisting one another. British troops escorting German prisoners of war. Two Germans carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher. Lancashires posing with German prisoners. A long line of returning Lancashires interspersed with German prisoners of war. More German soldiers (prisoners) carrying wounded comrades on stretchers.
British Empire soldiers, sometimes referred to as "Tommies”, fire artillery in the Battle of the Somme, during World War 1. A BL 9.2 inch heavy howitzer fired by Canadian troops during the Battle of the Somme. Words written on gun mounting read, "I am the Hun's Father Christmas" A line of British British BL 8-inch Howitzers firing. Explosion in battlefield throws dirt into the air. British soldiers fire a 6 inch gun. A heavy gun, perhaps 8 inch, recoils on track after firing. Shirtless Australian soldiers wearing slouch hats fire artillery, including a BL 9.2-inch Howitzer. Shell hits and explodes under tree, causing it to fall. Captured German soldiers march. German prisoners eat fruit, receive bowls of soup from large kettles on the ground. German prisoners take showers in makeshift shower hut. British army doctor vaccinates a German POW. German prisoners of war rest together in a field.
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