Somme South: Mametz to Montauban
About this episode
This episode explores the southern sector of the British attack during the Battle of the Somme, focusing on Mametz and Montauban.
In this episode of the Old Front Line Podcast, we continue our exploration of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916 by examining the southern sector of the British attack. Travelling across the battlefields of Mametz and Montauban, we uncover how some of the most successful attacks of the opening day unfolded and why this part of the front achieved results that proved elusive elsewhere. We explore the plans, the units involved, and the fierce fighting that took place as British troops adva...
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