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The Somme
First World War Art Battle of the Somme |
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The Battle of the Somme during the First World War showing the Ulster division and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Somme Offensive. Military art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts. Allied offensive in northern France on the River Somme at Beaumont-Hamel-Chaulnes during July and November 1916. The First Battle was launched by the British 4th Army with the French 3rd and 8th Army groups supporting them. On the 1st of July 1916. the attack went ahead against a well protected and well dug in German 2nd army, (The British had bombarded the area with a huge artillery bombardment which did little damage to the German defences, and also gave them warning of the impending attack. The heaviest losses the British army had incurred, 19,000 troops were Killed, Even with these huge losses the attack continued and several small advances were made. on the 14th of July the German defences lines were nearly breached. After a 2 month lull, the attack started again but this time 47 tanks took part, but most of them broke down. again a few gains were made, . by the middle of November the total losses were a staggering 615,000 Allied casualties and 500,000 German casualties. The second Battle of the Somme was the start of the German Spring offensive of the 21st March 1918. |
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Assault on Courcellette, The Somme, 15th September 1916 by David Pentland. The village of Courcellette dominated the Somme battlefield, and it was the Canadian Corps who were given the task of taking the strongpoint. They were however aided by a new weapon, six tanks of No.1 Section, C Company, Heavy Tank Battalion. The Mark Is were commanded by Captain A. M. Inglis in C5 Creme de Menthe and supported the 31st (Alberta) Battalion in the successful assault in and around the villages Sugar Factory. |
Over the Top by Jason Askew. The 29th Division go over the top to the sound of the officers whistle to attack Beaumont Hamel during the battle of the Somme. The regiments of the 29th Division are the Middlesex Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers and the Newfoundland Regiment. |
Battle of the Somme, the Attack of the Ulster Division by J P Beadle. A classic art print of the Ulster Division advancing into the German trenches during the Battle of the Somme. The officer shown leading the unit is Lt Francis Bodenham Thornley. During the Battle of the Somme he was wounded while serving with B company Royal Irish Rifles and while recuperating he was given the job to advise J P Beadle on the painting. In the painting the troops are shown with the SMLE Rifle which is fitted with the No. 1 Mk 1 pattern Sword bayonet. Also shown in the painting is a soldier carrying a Battalion marker, which is used to show the Battalions progress. The troops shown are of the 5th battalion Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast Volunteers) a supporting unit to the 108th Infantry Brigade. |
The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew. Very few of the British soldiers made it through the barbed wire defences, and even fewer to the German trenches. By the end of the first day the British losses were 60,000 men. |
The Burning Moment - 1916- The Somme by Chris Collingwood. The 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers going over the top on July 1st 1916, Battle of the Somme. |
Advance into Hell by Jason Askew. The Middlesex Regiment advance across No Mans Land during the Battle of the Somme. |
The Great Folly of 1916 by Jason Askew. Assault in the vicinity of Thiepval by the Ulster division-1st July 1916. The 11th Royal Irish Rifles, moving forward from the A line of trenches, and moving forward to attack the B line of trenches, the attacking infantry are preceded by Bombers - seen carryng grenades in green canvas buckets - who are engaged in throwing grenades in anticipation of the rifle company assault on the enemy trenches; an activity barely changed since the days of Marlborough. The rifle companies are armed with the Lee Enfield SMLE - a superb rifle, though expensive to make. The advance is made with bayonets fixed, as trench clearing involved numerous hand to hand confrontations and bayonet fights. The rifle companies are supported by two Lewis gun teams per company. Note that visible in the painting is a man carrying an orange painted steel marker, painted on one side only. The markers are to to indicate to British artillery observers as to the most forward positions taken by the British advance. Naturally, one does not present the orange side to the enemy! |
Original Pencil Sketch for Assault on Courcellette, The Somme, 15th September 1916 by David Pentland. (P) The village of Courcellette dominated the Somme battlefield, and it was the Canadian Corps who were given the task of taking the strongpoint. They were however aided by a new weapon, six tanks of No.1 Section, C Company, Heavy Tank Battalion. The Mark Is were commanded by Captain A. M. Inglis in C5 Creme de Menthe and supported the 31st (Alberta) Battalion in the successful assault in and around the villages Sugar Factory. |
Line of Fire - The Somme 1916 July 1st 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army when a combination of bad planning and German bullets sent Kitcheners Army to their doom. An army that had taken two years to make took only a day to destroy. Taken from the hugely-popular television series Line Of Fire, this programme harnesses state-of-the-art computer technology to explore, explain and bring new perspectives to the battle which symbolises the suffering of the Great War. Featuring archive footage and specially treated recreations, The Somme also includes authoritative comment and analysis by leading military historians from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. |
Scorched Earth - The Somme 1916 At 7.30am on July 1st 1916 the proud and eager young men of Kitcheners Army went over the top for the first time; the Battle of the Somme had begun. By the end of that first terrible day almost 60,000 of their numbers had become casualties, and one of military historys greatest disasters had unfolded before the disbelieving eyes of the Allied High Command. The Battle of the Somme has come to epitomise the horror and waste of the Great War. Featuring newsreel footage and haunting photographs, this DVD tells the tragic story of an army two years in the making - ten minutes in the destroying. It also features atmospheric reconstructions, dramatised eye-witness accounts and computer-generated mapping. Narrated by Terry Molloy. |
The Battle of the Somme The greatest battle the British Army has ever fought began on 1st July 1916. Using graphic, powerful stills and remarkable archive footage, this programme presents and in depth analysis of The Somme: the strategic and tactical planning and preparation; the course of the actual battle, particularly the disastrous first day where 60,000 men lost their lives, mercilessly mown down by the German machine guns. Observe here, the bitter experiences of the soldier on the ground. |
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