Stunning footage of the Battle of the Somme (1916): Complete 72 min. film, A. I. enhanced colorized

This is the full version of the 16 mm summary film about this battle, shown here: The Battle of the Somme took place between 1 July 1916 and 18 November 1916. It was one of the major battles of World War 1, fought between the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire and took place along the banks of the French river Somme, East of the town of Albert. This film concentrates on the battles around the 1 July 1916 and is viewed entirely from a British perspective with a substantial amount of glorification of the battle results. Overall, approximately 2 million British soldiers participated in this battle. The overall majority were volunteers, recruted during and aggressive Call for War campain, instigated by Lord Kitchener. After World War I, this 1916 film was shown in cinemas and attracted a staggering 20 million viewers Although by now the original BW film is in the Public Domain, abou