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Over 58,000 casualties, 19,240 died, on the first day alone, 100 years ago, this day (July 1st, 1916) in the Battle of the Somme, in France, WWI - the bombardment by British artillery was so loud and continuous, that it could be heard in London, over 200 miles away:
Documentary - over an hour long, but worth the time:
Documentary - over an hour long, but worth the time:
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