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The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

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Based on diaries, records and eyewitness accounts, this is the story of the two Battles of the Somme from the perspective of British and German soldiers. It shows how the major lessons learned by the British Army leadership after the disastrous first attacks of July 1916 were turned into victory at the second attempt in September 1916, arguably the turning point for the First World War.

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Budget

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

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Release Date

02 July 2006

Country

Germany

Cast

Peter Barich

Peter Barich

Sharples

Darren Black

Darren Black

Maxwell's ADC

Steffan Boje

Steffan Boje

Hinkel

Eric Carte

Eric Carte

Lt-Gen. Morland

Ben Goddard

Ben Goddard

Lt. Walton

Ben Goddard

Ben Goddard

Mellor

Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

General von Plessen

Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt

Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt

General von Soden

Thorston Manderlay

Thorston Manderlay

Schmitt

Iain McKee

Iain McKee

Fiddes

Iain McKee

Iain McKee

Routledge

Crispin Redman

Crispin Redman

Lt-Col. Maxwell

Erich Redman

Erich Redman

Hassler

Mike Rogers

Mike Rogers

Captain Tweed

Benedict Sandiford

Benedict Sandiford

Captain Johnston

John Shortell

John Shortell

Stammler

Alisdair Simpson

Alisdair Simpson

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Peter Stark

Peter Stark

Knaupp

Martin Turner

Martin Turner

Maj-Gen. Perceval

John Vine

John Vine

Brig-Gen. Shoubridge

Adam Webb

Adam Webb

Edwards

Georg Alfred Wittner

Georg Alfred Wittner

Captain Fischer

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