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Troops were sitting ducks when they encountered barbed wire that their artillery had failed to cut during the Battle of the Somme.
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HQ New Zealand Defence Force, Library
Troops were sitting ducks when they encountered barbed wire that their artillery had failed to cut during the Battle of the Somme.
HQ New Zealand Defence Force, Library
Dead troops by barbed wire, Battle of the Somme, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/dead-troops-barbed-wire-battle-somme, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated