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Training for trench warfare.

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AuthorWar Office
TitleTraining for trench warfare.
NotesFiring rifle grenades. Cup dischargers are attached to muzzles of SMLE rifles (which can be done without removal of bayonet). When firing a soldier puts the but on the ground and angles the weapon so the grenade discharges from his trench towards the enemy.
Item Date15th September 1916
Creation placeSomme (Google Maps)
File typeVideo
Item mediumVHS copy of original film
ContentFootage
KeywordsWestern Front, Battle, Munitions
Collection IDThe Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 2, Caption 32
Repository nameImperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Repository address
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
SE1 6HZ
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/
CataloguerEverett Sharp
FilenameCXTIWMFILMvanc11.mpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1241