Battle of the Somme | Narrated by Linden MacIntyre

[@TheRealWarHistory]

The Battle of the Somme represents the indomitable spirit and resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity. We must honor their memory.

[@northernlight696]

My grandfather (Harry Ernest Ludford) was there with the 26th Battalion of New Brunswick. He served in France and Belgium from 1915 until 6 months after the war ended. He went back in WW2 and did it all over again.

[@fireangel6038]

There’s really no non sarcastic way to write this in a comment section, but with the upmost respect, RIP.

[@josephspinnerbiden3859]

Goth Blocked!

[@stokerjoe4734]

Great documentary, thank you. We want to see more, more should be said, more should be shown, more documentary, more movies to make our kids remember and be proud of our Canadian Heroes during wars.

[@ray.shoesmith]

I'm Australian, but the mud and the bullets and the gas and the shells and the disease didn't care which patch you wore on your shoulder. Lest we forget.

[@amberlya9390]

Well done, thank you for making this.

[@BearBreath70]

My Grandfather was a member of the 4th CMRs. A month before the Battle of the Somme began, he was caught up in the Battle of Mont Sorrel. His regiment had an 89% casualty rate. He was one of 350 from his regiment who were captured, so he was lucky but he bore the scars until the the day he died.

[@ref6122]

Winston Churchill was at the Somme ??

[@ruqaiyahbadat475]

Anyone else here from school

[@Mmayakkhan]

Ruqaiyah Badat Me!

[@Mmayakkhan]

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[@X_Y1S]

Yep

[@justheretolook6020]

Yea

[@audreyrichardson8369]

Me

[@stephenfrancismoran6729]

I think it is typical but no less disappointing that all allied forces are referred to as British. The Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and other nations lost many fine young men. May they all rest in peace. Those responsible are paying for that now. God will not be mocked. Lest we forget.

[@bobjohnston9154]

I thought tanks didn’t appear until a few months after the Somme?

[@adamburns9911]

The only flag to fly that day behind them German lines, was the old Red Hand of Ulster with her shamrocks round her nine. God bless the 36th Ulster Division, the Ulster Volunteer Force

[@jeanknox8420]

Great job! My Scottish ancestors would have given a thumbs up to you.

[@bevan-ferreira7684]

It was very far from futile. Most military operations fail to achieve all their objectives. In fact, almost all have aspects that are poorly thought out, or were in hindsight, overly ambitious. But Verdun plus the Somme, plus the Brusilov Offensive all combined in such a way as to put fatal cracks into the structure and endurance of the German Army. Also, like happened at Dieppe in 1942, several key lessons were learned and absorbed by the Allies, that ultimately led to more (generally) effective offensives in 1917 (such as at Vimy Ridge), and to the eventual breakthroughs of late 1918. The German Army never fully recovered from the twin blows of the "Kindermort" of Verdun, along with the hammering they received in the Somme Campaign (which went on for months, though popular media like to focus on the Dieppe-style events of the first day!). If the German Army had NOT sustained the massive losses on the Somme and Verdun, it is likely they would have been successful in the Kaiserschlacht of 1918, and would have had a serious chance at knocking France out of the war. In only a few cases on July 1st, 1916, did British Infantry walk forward, rifles at the high port, only to be mown down by rifle and MG fire. In most cases, the troops picked up "fire and movement" techniques quite quickly, and achieved remarkable (if limited) successes against superior enemy firepower, from exposed positions. These tactics picked up "on the fly" would forever change the face of the war, and 1917 and 1918 were radically different in terms of trench tactics and offensive capabilities, than 1915-1916. The small-unit tactics learned in order to break the trench deadlock found their way into the armies of 1939-1945 and beyond. Like in all wars, eventual successes are the result of prior iterations of the army paying the ultimate price in blood and treasure to absorb the lessons and tactics needed for future success. I cannot fault Haig for his planning and his attempt to break the deadlock. So many things hung in the balance that day - a few key decisions one way or another and the outcome would have been entirely different. The margin for error in WW1 trench warfare was incredibly small.

[@WaterlooExpat]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and perspective.

[@AIR-wr5zx]

Ini adalah perang paling berdarah,damai itu indah

[@josephspinnerbiden3859]

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[@skask5192]

What is the music used for this video?

[@LEGIONMAGAZINE]

Hey Skask, hope you like the music! It’s purchased/licensed music from Pond5.com by amazing composers Clemens Wijers and Felix Manzi. There's no real names to the songs, more just ID Numbers and Keywords like “Ambience” and “Emotional Atmosphere.” If you want to reach out by e-mail to me - [e-mail], I can source the links for files. Best, Adam

[@ben5073]

5:15 The face of WWI.

[@josephspinnerbiden3859]

That is My Cousin Eustuss

[@miguelscovinoangel6663]

Damn Daniel

[@hdhntrjeff44]

More please

[@waypasttheline]

I am still proud that they refused to give up

[@anthonyeaton5153]

Quite and that was principle right thru to the end of the war.

[@owengreig1088]

I cried.

[@alashaperrault6865]

Anyone here for school?

[@josephspinnerbiden3859]

Mee Too

[@audreyrichardson8369]

The face of bough

[@christianpetit9347]

Paix à leurs âmes 🕊️🕊️🕊️💐💐💐.

[@jordanh4786]

School bad help

[@lesterveldhof9639]

Please revive I have raygun :)

[@michaelberry1793]

Rip

[@الهذلي51م]

الله لا يردكم

[@josephspinnerbiden3859]

Heh? What all the Squiggly Shit mean?

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[@gumball_d1220]

Anyone here after watching peaky blinders

[@RobertDeloyd]

Sad

[@carlcomo196]

The royal fukup!!!;)

[@thedieflyn]

A very biased commentary which adds nothing to extreme effort by the troops taking part.

[@zepherinparnell5500]

Care to elaborate?

[@unfortunateson4107]

Please

[@bertiescunsbutch9323]

Not biased in any way, God bless Canada, from Blighty.

[@thedieflyn]

Have looked at the video again several times and can see no basis for my original reply@@bertiescunsbutch9323

[@josephspinnerbiden3859]

@@thedieflyn weirdo

[@adangarcia9904]

POgggers