World War 1. Somme Offensive. Two French soldiers

World War 1. Somme Offensive. Two French soldiers hurling bombs (grenades) over the trench parapet, while a third hands them up as required. They are near Combles, a French town captured and fortified by the Germans. Action took place during the Battle of Guillemont, a combined British-French offensive on the German-held village of Guillemont, from Sept. 3-6, 1916. (BSLOC_2013_1_131)

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

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