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Artillery Barrage
This photograph shows explosions from a British artillery barrage on the Somme battlefield. There are numerous explosions across a relatively small area of ground. The bombardment is relatively uniform and likely directed against the barbed wire that can be seen running across the front.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 1990044-893
This photograph shows explosions from a British artillery barrage on the Somme battlefield. There are numerous explosions across a relatively small area of ground. The bombardment is relatively uniform and likely directed against the barbed wire that can be seen running across the front.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 1990044-893
