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British forces infamously started the Battle of the Somme 10 minutes earlier than anticipated, and now a new collaboration between scientists and historians
A massive explosion behind German lines which began the Battle of the Somme actually helped the enemy and caused more British loss of life, a study has revealed.
Experts uncovered evidence revealing how German soldiers used the Hawthorn Ridge blast site to their advantage.
A British mines explosion that marked the start of the Battle of the Somme left a crater that allowed German troops to press forward into No Man’s Land, it has emerged.
An investigation into a crater formed after a British mine blast at the start of the Battle of the Somme shows how German forces used the explosion to their advantage.