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Description: | Still from the British documentary film 'The Battle of the Somme'. The image is part of a sequence purportedly showing British soldiers moving forward through wire at the start of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916.
Although this scene is now generally considered to have been staged for the camera, possibly at a Trench Mortar School well behind the lines, this image and the film sequence from which it is derived, have regularly been used to represent British troops "going over the top" at the start of an assault on the Western Front.
Still from the film "The Battle of the Somme" allegedly showing British troops going 'over the top' at the start of the battle on 1 July 1916. It is now accepted that this scene was staged for the camera at a training school behind the lines.
Optimised Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Film and Cinema Battle of the Somme 1916 Western Front 1914-1918 British Army 1914-1918 Allied Offensive British Army Combat Western Front First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Malins, Geoffrey H | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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