German Prisoners At Somme (1916)

German prisoners surrendering on the Somme Front are conducted through underground passages to ’cages’ where they undergo an examination - 1916. Somme, France. German Prisoners surrender (according to Allies) at the Battle of the Somme and are taken behind lines for questioning. Shot of the Germans climbing hill; in a line; French soldier guards with rifles and bayonets at the side. Then a shot of the prisoners coming toward camera; down hill through a shallow trench; and into an area below; with stones or sandbags stacked to form a wall. Western front. Trench warfare. World War One. 403A FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932),