- Title: French Army at war in Curlu and the Somme
- Date: 3rd August 1916
- Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: The Battle of the Somme, The Capture of Curlu FRANCE: Various: EXT France Video Roll Title: Battle of Somme, Capture of Curlu: 128ft Issue sheet title: BATTLE OF THE SOMME. CAPTURE OF CURLU. French Troops: French capture Curlu The French capture Curlu Title: The 75mm barrage fire prevented the German reinforcements reaching the trenches. (9ft) SV. Franch soldiers firing heavy gun. (11ft) LV. Shell bursting. (18ft) SV. French troops firing gun. (21ft) LV. Shell bursting. (27ft) GV. pan French artillery line. (40ft) SV. rear view French troops firing gun. (54ft) LV. Shells bursting. (61ft) SV. French troops firing gun. (63ft) Title: The French infantry in the village. (67ft) GV. French troops running through village. (77ft) GV. French troops walking through village street past ruined buildings. (99ft) Title: Captured German machine guns. (103ft) SV. Two soldiers carrying captured German machines guns followed by stretcher parties carrying wounded. (114ft) Title: The renants of the defenders. (118ft) GV. German prisoners being marched along road watched by French soldiers. (149ft) France, Military - Active, Munitions and Armaments World War I, World War One, WW I, The Great War, First World War, guns, soldiers, ammunition, artillery, loading, firing, shells, wreckage, military, troops, marching, machine guns, prisoners of war
- Embargoed: 18th August 1916 13:00
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- Location: France
- Country: France
- Topics: Defence / Military
- Reuters ID: LVAAZNEEH74V66YFHY0DLT4RELM8
- Story Text: French soldiers fire guns, march through destroyed village, captured defenders
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