A lull during the Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. British gunners cleaning machine guns and belt ammunition. Other British troops posing for the camera.
A Holt tractor (with steerable front wheel) is seen towing a British 8-inch howitzer up to advanced position for the next bombardment, during Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. Dozens of troops pull together on cables to set the howitzer into firing position.
Dead German soldiers lie in the battlefield during the battle of the Somme in World War 1. A battalion of Middlesex Regiment digs graves and buries the dead German soldiers on the battlefield where they fell.
The 2nd Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. View from a hill nearby,showing Troops of the 106th Infantry Regiment seated on the ground in a field for religious services . An altar is set up in front of them. Soldier directs traffic as two Allied units enter an intersection of roads at the same time. Troops of the 105th and 108th Infantry Regiments returning to Ronssoy. Buildings along the route are demolished from shelling.
A dozen Renault FT tanks move in loose formation across a field during World War 1. One maneuvers in rough terrain and descends into and out of a deep shell or bomb crater. The group of Renault FT tanks moves at high speed across a flat field. A Renault FT stops and demonstrates movement of its turret and of its 37mm gun.
U.S. officers watch trial of British Mk IV tank as it extricates itself, with difficulty, from a pit. A French Renault FT tank can be seen in the background. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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