File:Going over the top 01.jpg

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English: Troops supposedly "going over the top" at the start of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, photographed by Canadian official photographer Ivor Castle. This photograph was widely and misleadingly published as a portrayal of an actual British attack. It was actually taken during a training exercise behind the lines. The breech cover which is clearly visible on the rifle of the soldier in the foreground was edited out in contemporary publications of the photograph

Date

1916

Source

This photograph CO 874 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
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This image is available from Library and Archives Canada under the reproduction reference number PA-000648 and under the MIKAN ID number 3206096

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Author

Ivor Castle

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:41, 13 December 2024	2,480 × 1,806 (747 KB)	JayCubby	even more higher res from same sauce
	19:01, 6 January 2012	800 × 582 (74 KB)	Common Good	higher res
	09:26, 14 June 2005	700 × 500 (60 KB)	W.wolny