1–5 July 1916 — Somme, France
Coordinates: 50° 0.831′ N, 2° 45.385′ E.
Mametz — Breaking the German First Line
British XV Corps (Lt. Gen Sir Henry Horne)
- Lt. Gen. Sir Henry Horne — XV Corps
- Maj. Gen. Herbert Watts — 7th Division
- Maj. Gen. David Campbell — 21st Division
German 28th Division (No official commander)
- Elements of the 28th Reserve Division
- Supporting units from the 12th Reserve Division
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📚 Bibliography (Expanded & Linked)
Primary / official records
- Official History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916, Vol. I.
- Middlebrook, Martin. The First Day on the Somme. 1971.
- Sheffield, Gary. The Somme: A New History. 2003.
- Imperial War Museums — Somme Collections.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission — Devonshire Cemetery records.
- At our heroes at the Somme — Federal Archives of Germany, Germany — Public Domain.
- PICRYL — Public Domain and Creative Commons Military Photography Archive.
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🎵 Creative Commons Music
- “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” – Traditional (Public Domain)
- Alternate: “Keep the Home Fires Burning” (1915, Public Domain)
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🎵 Creative Commons Music
- “Mahmudiye March” (Traditional Ottoman military march, 19th c.) — Public Domain via IMSLP / Wikimedia Commons.
- Alternate: “British Infantry March in the East” — Public Domain, British Pathé archives.
- The British Grenadiers. Performed by The Bands of the Household Division.
- Released by Regimental Recordings, London.
- SoundCloud, track link: https://soundcloud.com/regimentalrecordings.
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