Battle of the Somme Footage, 1916 - A Day that Shook the World [HD]

Battle of the Somme Footage, 1916 - A Day that Shook the World [HD]. The Battle of the Somme began on July 1st, 1916 during World War One. A bloody battle that claimed more than 1 million casualties over a 5 month period. John Humphrys narrates. Includes footage of the battle.

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[gerfall]

WW1 was definitely a brutal war.

[ColorfulSims]

my grandads dad was in the battle of v somme he was given a medal he took over a german machinegun post by his self saving alot of his friends but he died of his war wounds

[TheSmithDorian]

@THthefirst

Yeah - I wish I could view it though.

[THthefirst]

@TheSmithDorian Though much of Malins' film was shot live - e.g. the Hawthorn Mine, the Sunken Lane, are all taken live. A lot of his footage was never screened because it showed too much.

[TheACDCrulez]

@ColorfulSims

Was he part of the Middlesex regiment?

[StrathendrickPiper]

does that iron bru have sugar in it?

[dtremzo]

England won the war

[jclucena]

Are you ready for the 3rd one about to come?