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The Somme

Footage from the Battle of the Somme. The collection features German prisoners, French troops in action, British Tommies going over the top and the destruction of the landscape caused by the fighting. There is also a film of Queen Elizabeth II honouring Somme veterans on the 50th anniversary of the battle.

To use footage in a production, or to license films for other purposes, please contact licensing@britishpathe.com.

On The Somme

On The Somme (1914)

Village of Deniecourt in ruins. France.

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Victory On The Somme

Victory On The Somme (1916)

French gun battery on the Somme.

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Munitions Transport AKA The Wonderful Lines

Munitions Transport AKA The Wonderful Lines (1916)

Munitions transport in France, near the Somme.

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A Picture That Will Be Historic

A Picture That Will Be Historic (1916)

French soldiers march past Chateau Vaux in France, 1916.

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Willing Captives

Willing Captives (1916)

German prisoners captured since start of the Battle of the Somme work on French land.

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German Prisoners At Somme

German Prisoners At Somme (1916)

German prisoners surrender on the Somme front.

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They'll Spend Xmas In Safety

They'll Spend Xmas In Safety (1916)

German prisoners who surrendered during the Battle of the Somme.

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They Surrender In Droves

They Surrender In Droves (1916)

The most imposing picture yet taken of German prisoners captured on the Somme.

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British Tommies On The Somme

British Tommies On The Somme (1916)

British soldiers in trench warfare, including some genuine footage from the Battle of the Somme.

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Poincare & Joffre At St. Quentin AKA Poincare Inspecting Field Guns

Poincare & Joffre At St. Quentin AKA Poincare Inspecting Field Guns (1915)

French President Poincare visits St. Quentin, HQ of the Somme during WW1.

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Poincare Grants Honours To Troops At Somme

Poincare Grants Honours To Troops At Somme (1916)

France's President Raymond Poincare visits troops on the Somme. France.

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Xmas Boxes For The Kaiser

Xmas Boxes For The Kaiser (1916)

Huge shells lined up; with some workers walking between rows.

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Where The British And French Lines Join

Where The British And French Lines Join (1917)

Tommies take over a section of the French line on the Somme.

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Wooden Guns

Wooden Guns (1917)

French troops capture wooden guns on the Somme.

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Queen Honours Somme Heroes

Queen Honours Somme Heroes (1966)

Queen honours Somme heroes & Memorial service in Thiepval.

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Time To Remember - The Better 'ole 1916 - Reel 4

Time To Remember - The Better 'ole 1916 - Reel 4 (1916)

Scenes from 1916 - From the Eastern, Western and Home fronts.

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British Tommies In France

British Tommies In France (1914)

Footage of British soldiers in trenches in France.

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