File:Cheshire Regiment trench Somme 1916.jpg

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 27 January 2007. It was captioned as follows:

English: British trench near the Albert– Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.

Česky: Britské zákopy nedaleko silnice Albert - Bapaume ve vesnici Ovillers-la-Boisselle v červenci 1916 během Bitvy na Sommě.

Cymraeg: Ffos Brydeinig ger ffordd Albert-Bapaume yn Ovillers-La Boisselle, Gorffennaf 1916 yn ystod Brwydr y Somme.

Dansk: En britisk skyttegrav ved Ovillers-La Boisselle i juli 1916 under slaget ved Somme.

Deutsch: Schlacht an der Somme: Britischer Schützengraben im Juli 1916 bei Ovillers-la-Boisselle an der Straße zwischen Albert und Bapaume

English: British trench near the Albert– Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.

Esperanto: Brita tranĉeo apud la vojo inter Albert kaj Bapaume, al Ovillers-la-Boiselle, julio 1916 dum la batalo de la Somme.

Español: Trinchera británica cerca de la carretera Albert–Bapaume en Ovillers-la-Boisselle, julio de 1916 durante la batalla de Somme.

Suomi: Brittien juoksuhauta Sommen taistelussa Ranskassa 1916

Français : Tranchée britannique près de la route Albert- Bapaume à Ovillers-la-Boisselle, en juillet 1916 durant la bataille de la Somme.

Galego: Trincheira británica preto da estrada Albert–Bapaume en Ovillers-la-Boisselle, xullo de 1916 durante a batalla de Somme.

Magyar: Brit lövészárok az Albert–Bapaume út közelében Ovillers-la-Boisselle-ben, 1916 júliusában, a Somme-i csata alatt

Italiano: Trincea britannica a Ovillers-la-Boisselle sulla strada tra Albert e Bapaume, luglio 1916 durante la Battaglia della Somme.

日本語: 第一次世界大戦、ソンムの戦いにおける英軍の塹壕（1916年7月）

Norsk bokmål: Britiske soldater i en skyttergrav nær veien mellom Bapaume og Albert i juli 1916 under Slaget ved Somme

Polski: Brytyjski okop niedaleko Ovillers-la-Boisselle, przy trasie Albert–Bapaume. Zdjęcie wykonano w lipcu 1916 podczas bitwy nad Sommą

Русский: Британский окоп около дороги Альбер- Бапом во время Битвы на Сомме, июль 1916

Svenska: En brittisk skyttegrav vid Ovillers-La Boisselle i juli 1916 under slaget vid Somme.

Türkçe: Somme Çarpışması'nda bir İngiliz cephesi. Albert–Bapaume yolu, Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Temmuz 1916.

中文（简体）‎: 1916年索姆河战役时，英军在法国奥维依-拉-布瓦塞依附近的从阿尔贝通往巴普梅公路上挖的战壕

中文（繁體）‎: 1916年7月索姆河戰役時，英軍在法國奧維依-拉-布瓦塞依附近的從阿爾貝通往巴普梅公路上挖的戰壕

Description

English: A German trench occupied by British Soldiers near the Albert- Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The men are from A Company, 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment.

Français : Une tranchée britannique près de la route Albert-Bapaume à Ovillers-La Boisselle, durant la bataille de la Somme, en Juillet 1916. Les hommes photographiés appartiennent au 11ème bataillon du régiment du Cheshire.

Türkçe: Somme Çarpışması sırasında bir siperde Britanya 22. "Cheshire" Alay 11. Tabur A Bölüğe bağlı bir er. (Albert-Bapaume yolu üzerinde Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Temmuz 1916)

Date

July 1916

Source

This is photograph Q 3990 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-13)

Author

John Warwick Brooke
Description	British photographer Official British First Word War photographer
Date of birth	30 May 1886
Location of birth	St Saviour, United Kingdom

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