RIP To the 95,675 British troops, 50,729 French troops, and 164,055 Imperial German troops who were killed in the Battle of the Somme

"They were going to a place i couldn't follow" "All the people i knew where gone; except me..." This crumpled me....

My Grandfather fought in the Battle of the Somme. He was part of the NZEF.

Father's day gifts come in so many forms!!!

Thank you for sharing these

I love hearing their stories. God bless them. Please also recognise 46,000 Australians died in France including my relatives who still lay there. I wish it was said in this documentary. It wasn't just the British. I respect all your men 💯 brave British men. But please mention our Brave men who took up the call and came from the other side of the world to help you. Your Commonwealth Cousins, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and USA. This coming from a very proud Australian history lover and citizen.

Only problem I have is the original footage is blurred?

Stop blurring images of history

@SticksUWP

Ай бұрын

Take it up with KZread... It's their rules.

Glad ya racing again. Missed seeing you out thers

Thank you for your service and gods speed to those ahead of us.

Great information. Semper Fi.

@chrisholland7367

Ай бұрын

The first day of a campaign that lasted approximately 4 months cost the British Army 60,000 casualties in only a few short hours 20,000 dead and rest missing and wounded. It was also the first time they used their new secret weapon, The Tank .

Blurring is annoying but the stories are incredible

Bit too much blurring out,but still a great video.Thankyou

Blurring the footage is despicable. Yesterday marked the what, 108th anniversary of the first day? I can't imagine how terrible it was on so many levels. All these people who knew one another going over the top together, dying together, entire neighborhoods mourning together.

@whiteonggoy7009

20 күн бұрын

I agree

@mrfancypants1188

7 күн бұрын

Completely agree, history should never be censored, lest we forget

May our Father in Heaven forgive us for killin each other through the years. My God it has been terrible

30:13 This veteran just said that they never deviated the tank for nothing. 😲😳😨 That means they also crushed living wounded!

@johnrhodes3350

19 күн бұрын

You understood him correctly

@mrfancypants1188

7 күн бұрын

As he said "all humanity leaves you during war" its very true, you can't imagine the things you are capable of doing when you're fighting for the lives of your brothers and for your own survival

Just incredible men.

Don't blur the carnage of these terrible times.

@DrDeadleg

Ай бұрын

They have to due to youtube policies.

Six miles for four months of fighting. One word, senseless.

Don't blur out the footage!! 😒

One of the saddest stories from the war. 😢

Petty Officer Birch thanks you gentlemen for your bravery and enduring sacrifices. BZ, Semper Fi.

Great testimony from the veterans. Would be nice to have subtitles though as many are sadly difficult to understand for non native UK speakers

I agree with this comment war is horrible but people need to see HOW horrible it is please stop blurring it out please my great grandfather fought in this war it needs to be shown how terrible and violent it was it was 🇨🇦😢

@mynamedoesntmatter8652

Ай бұрын

You don’t understand violence and horror unless you see it? If you have any books, do they all have pictures drawn into the horrific parts so you’ll ‘know?’

Lest we forget

Newfoundland Regiment @ Beaumont-Hamel, lest we forget.

Why all the blurring!?

I wish you fellows wouldn't blur out the more graphic images. We can handle it ......

Remember Them. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

My grandad Arthur valentine was a runner in this battle

Why wasn’t any of the British generals held accountable? The youth of the UK were slaughtered.

@hjusn

Ай бұрын

That didn’t happen back in the day.

@waveygravey9347

Ай бұрын

For what?

@Luke-xl9tj

Ай бұрын

Just like corrupt politicians aren’t held accountable. Iraq was avoidable until politicians got involved too

@briandanker8431

Ай бұрын

@@waveygravey9347 are you so cold and ignorant that you don’t realize the number of dead?

@waveygravey9347

Ай бұрын

@@briandanker8431 "Look, big number" isn't a good reason.

Regarding the blurring you can find plenty of film and pictures else where.. just be here to listen to those mens stories told first hand.

✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨🥀R.I.P.🥀✨💔✨🙏✨.

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Blurring these videos does an injustice to those who served. I’m really disappointed that you had to do this…

And what was it all for?

I couldn't understand him.. what did dude say happened when he was smoking a cigarette?

@stuartmckillop4466

28 күн бұрын

He was holding it up above the trench , at night I imagine , so that a German sniper might see it and he would get a bullet through the hand

@jamesrodgers3132

16 күн бұрын

I think he was showing how violently his hand was shaking (with fear). I think he says he wasn't ashamed to say it.

@mrfancypants1188

7 күн бұрын

You both might be right

Blurring is idiotic and ruins the video

@DrDeadleg

Ай бұрын

Blame youtube for their policies.

@noahmcgee2247

Ай бұрын

Cry about it

Ww1 hawking 😮 he is lost in past sorry

✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨🥰✨👍✨♥️✨🤗✨.

It’s a shame you have to blur the video. Makes this unwatchable.

@mynamedoesntmatter8652

Ай бұрын

Ruins the entire thing, huh. Can’t learn anything because you can’t see something terrible. Great Scott.

@Achilles22

Ай бұрын

I agree I turned off because of this😢

@mynamedoesntmatter8652

Ай бұрын

@@Achilles22 Do you realize I’m being facetious? Or are you just replying to the OC? I fail to understand how anyone can’t realize that war is beyond destructive by reading books - without pictures. No wonder this country is tanking even faster than old potato can take it down. Is ignorance really bliss, or what?? How can people not know, without seeing something horrendous that war is beyond horrific? It’s like people driving past a bad car wreck: they turn into rubberneckers trying to see blood and body parts. I suppose that way they’ll ‘know’ how dangerous an accident can be. GREAT SCOTT but people are dumb as bags of hammers. Vapid, vacuous, desensitized - ignorant.

@blsfan1973

Ай бұрын

Well close your eyes ... and just listen you will glean more info .. visually unappealing..yes but my god man we are listening to stories of history

@mynamedoesntmatter8652

Ай бұрын

@@blsfan1973 Thank you. I’m so tired of desensitized people only here for the gore. They “can’t believe it” unless they see it. None of them read, I’m very sure of that. Glad to see someone like yourself addressing the ‘gore seekers.’ I say again: Great Scott!!

According to the German British are wax against diamond

@jamesrodgers3132

16 күн бұрын

What would the Germans have been if they had been the ones charging British machine guns? They showed it when they faced the tanks. Just human flesh on both sides.

Germen are the most skillful people in the world German techniques are the best of the best the strongest her defeat was due to resources could have conquered the whole world

Mr Hawkins is a vampire aint no way hes that old

It's said there are no atheists in foxholes, but do you suppose those men who witnessed all the horrors and death still believed in God and a life in the hereafter?

@justinpino8115

25 күн бұрын

Yes

We ah losing objective Apples 🗣️

No any substance can scretch diamond because diamond signify to Germen