The Somme: From Defeat to Victory (2006)

Directed by Detlef Siebert58mHistory,War,Documentary

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.

Year
2006
Country
DE
Language
English
Release date
2 July 2006
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Peter Barich
Sharples
D
Darren Black
Maxwell's ADC
Steffan Boje
Steffan Boje
Hinkel
Eric Carte
Eric Carte
Lt-Gen. Morland
B
Ben Goddard
Lt. Walton
B
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
M
Mike Rogers
Captain Tweed
Benedict Sandiford
Benedict Sandiford
Captain Johnston
J
John Shortell
Stammler
Alisdair Simpson
Alisdair Simpson
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Peter Stark
Peter Stark
Knaupp
M
Martin Turner
Maj-Gen. Perceval
John Vine
John Vine
Brig-Gen. Shoubridge
A
Adam Webb
Edwards
Georg Alfred Wittner
Georg Alfred Wittner
Captain Fischer

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