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First of our men to cross the Somme, near Peronne
First of our men to cross the Somme, near Peronne
Allied troops crossing the Somme, France, during World War I. A line of soldiers crossing the Somme over the tangled remains of a partly-destroyed metal bridge. In the background an officer is directing their advance. It is possible that this photograph was taken during the successful Allied advance in the spring of 1917. Field Marshal Haig records the crossing of the Somme on 18 March 1918, 'B…
Subject
- Bridges (built works)
- Rivers
- Troop movements
- War damage
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Subject
- Bridges (built works)
- Rivers
- Troop movements
- War damage
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1917
- 1917
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France, Picardy, Somme, Péronne (inhabited place)
Identifier
- 74549566
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
- 1917
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T13:22:54.588Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:46:15.749Z