What most people get wrong about the Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme began on the 1st of July 1916. After a week-long artillery bombardment of the German lines, tens of thousands of Allied troops went 'over the top' in an attack that would become synonymous with the horrors of trench warfare. The British army took over 57,000 casualties on the first day alone making it the bloodiest day in British military history. But who really won the Battle of the Somme? To find out, we have to look at the Somme beyond the first day.
Despite heavy losses on both sides, fighting continued for another 141 days. During the rest of the battle, the British experimented with new tactics like creeping barrages and new technologies like the tank. By the end of the battle the British had advanced a maximum of 7 miles, but they had taken a sizeable chunk out of the German army.
In this episode of IWM Stories, Alan Wakefield looks at the Battle of the Somme with the help of archive film, photographs and battle maps.
*NOTE* - The narration at 0:02 should be "First of July 1916".
The very first tanks of WW1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLW9QVf9JYw&t=26s
First World War stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nUDLKKEBY&list=PLolzHiCNNbO98fnufk1ohzLRUOcRQ0Gtg
What happened during the battle: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-happened-during-the-battle-of-the-somme
Key facts about the Battle of the Somme: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/key-facts-about-the-battle-of-the-somme
How the battle was filmed: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-the-battle-of-the-somme-was-filmed
0:00 Intro/The first day
1:50 Why fight on the Somme?
2:56 British unpreparedness
4:41 Beyond the first day
5:50 Infantry tactics
6:27 Artillery tactics
6:51 Tanks
7:36 End of the battle
8:06 Impact on Germany
8:44 Impact on Britain
9:55 Conclusion
Order and license the HD clips used in this video on IWM Film’s website:
https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/c/1260
Explore these stories with a visit to an IWM site: https://www.iwm.org.uk
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Despite heavy losses on both sides, fighting continued for another 141 days. During the rest of the battle, the British experimented with new tactics like creeping barrages and new technologies like the tank. By the end of the battle the British had advanced a maximum of 7 miles, but they had taken a sizeable chunk out of the German army.
In this episode of IWM Stories, Alan Wakefield looks at the Battle of the Somme with the help of archive film, photographs and battle maps.
*NOTE* - The narration at 0:02 should be "First of July 1916".
The very first tanks of WW1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLW9QVf9JYw&t=26s
First World War stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nUDLKKEBY&list=PLolzHiCNNbO98fnufk1ohzLRUOcRQ0Gtg
What happened during the battle: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-happened-during-the-battle-of-the-somme
Key facts about the Battle of the Somme: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/key-facts-about-the-battle-of-the-somme
How the battle was filmed: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-the-battle-of-the-somme-was-filmed
0:00 Intro/The first day
1:50 Why fight on the Somme?
2:56 British unpreparedness
4:41 Beyond the first day
5:50 Infantry tactics
6:27 Artillery tactics
6:51 Tanks
7:36 End of the battle
8:06 Impact on Germany
8:44 Impact on Britain
9:55 Conclusion
Order and license the HD clips used in this video on IWM Film’s website:
https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/c/1260
Explore these stories with a visit to an IWM site: https://www.iwm.org.uk
Follow IWM on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/I_W_M
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iwm.london
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