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British soldiers march forward for the Battle of the Somme in France during World War I

From "The Battle of the Somme." British Army at the Battle of Somme in France during World War 1. British infantry and cavalry units wait to move forward and get into trenches near Fricourt Mametz in France. At Bray platoons of Buff, Bedford, Suffolk and a battalion of Royal Welish Fusiliers lined up and march forward. Cavalry units also move forward. French farmers in fields, they tend the artillery horses and make them drink water. A General stands with a live fox in his arms (or possibly a slender dog), as soldiers stand beside and behind him in the background.

Location: France
Date: 1916
Duration: 3 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048355
British General addresses soldiers before the Battle of the Somme in France during World War I

British Army at the Battle of Somme in France during World War 1. A Divisional General mounted on a horse addresses the Lancashire Fusiliers and Royal fusiliers and a Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment before the Battle of the Somme in France. British gunners firing 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns at very low elevation (almost point blank direct fire). As the guns fire, the recoil drives them back considerably on their heavy wheels, which are arrested by chocks.

Location: France
Date: 1916
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048358
British soldiers fire at German positions before the Battle of Somme in France during World War I

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.

Location: France
Date: 1916
Duration: 4 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048359
British Lancashire Fusiliers occupy a sunken road during the Battle of Somme in France, World War I

British soldiers during the Battle of Somme, World War 1 in France. British Lancashire Fusiliers occupy a sunken road in no man's land in France. Soldiers with rifles at the road. Close-up views of British soldiers. Warwick Regiment soldiers (Warwickshires) advance up a captured German trench.

Location: France
Date: 1916
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048368
U.S. Major General O'Ryan and Brigadier General Pierce meet during 2nd Battle of the Somme in France during World War I

A stream and culvert under a road in France. View from a hill of river below. An open staff car displaying one star on its windshield, carrying Brigadier General Palmer E. Pierce, Commander of the 54th Infantry Brigade. The car is stopped as he confers with Allied officers, during the 2nd Battle of the Somme in World War 1. Scene shifts to Chateau de Raincheval, U.S. Army Headquarters in Piccardy, France, where General Pierce stands in a gateway conversing with Major General John F. O'Ryan, Commander of the U.S. 27th Infantry Division, AEF. Several other officers accompany them. Senior Allied officers outside a bunker labeled "Commanding General." They converse and look at documents.

Location: France
Date: 1918, September
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048393
AEF Artillery tractor training in France during World War I

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) engaged in Artillery tractor training (possibly at the Tractor School for Field Artillery at Le Blanc, France) during World War 1. Several model 75 Holt tractors, with covers and tiller wheels, are seen moving in single file across a training field in France during World War I. Each carries two soldiers plus a driver. An officer stands observing as they move past. Each driver stands at the controls. Next, a tractor, with only a driver on board, maneuvers as it tows a 155mm gun and caisson. Another one also towing a gun, is seen behind it. Scene shifts to a tractor climbing up a steep incline. At the top, its tiller wheel is high off the ground and it balances there until more forward movement allows it to fall to the ground. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Location: France
Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048426
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