Aerial photograph of a British gas attack in progress between Carnoy and Montauban in June 1916, shortly before the Somme offensive. Montauban, then still in German hands, is at the top left of the picture and Carnoy, behind British lines, is at the bottom right.

Description: Aerial photograph of a British gas attack in progress between Carnoy and Montauban in June 1916, shortly before the Somme offensive. Montauban, then still in German hands, is at the top left of the picture and Carnoy, behind British lines, is at the bottom right.
Date: June 1916
Century: 20th century
Decade material covers: 1910s
Type: Photograph
Subject: Western Front
Figures: Weapons
War: First World War
Army: Great Britain
Battle: Battle of the Somme
Contemporary Country: France
Repository: Imperial War Museums
Collection in Repository: Aerial Photographs
Repository Item Record: Full record with image
Rights: With permission from the Imperial War Museums
Village: Montauban