World War 1. Somme Offensive. British infantry of

World War 1. Somme Offensive. British infantry of the Fourth Army advancing to the German line at Ovillers and La Boisselle on July 1, 1916. At the left, a shell has burst near the soldiers. British attackers had to cross 800 yards of open ground under heavy machine gun fire to reach the German trenches on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. It was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army, when 57, 470 men became casualties, of whom 19, 240 were killed or died of wounds. (BSLOC_2013_1_112)

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Armed Forces Attacks Battle Of The Somme British Military Great War Lcgr1702 Trench Warfare Western Front World War 1 World War I World War One

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