Battle on the Somme, by Oskar Martin Amorbach, showing the blue Hessen (Infantry Regiment Lieb, 'Grand Duchess') in combat against British troops.
Signed: Oskar Martin AmorbachMünchenReverse:Regiments-Gedenktag des ehem. Infanterie Liebregiments, 'Großherzogin' (3. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr. 117 1697–1922Die blauen Hessen im Kampfe mit Engländern im Sommegebiet September 1916Kunstdruck Gerling & Erbes, Darmstadt. Nr. 27008Regimental memorial of the former. Infantry Regiment Lieb, 'Grand Duchess' (3 Großherzoglich Hessian) No. 117 1697-1922The blue Hessen at war with British in Somme area September 1916Art Print Gerling & heritage, Darmstadt. No. 27008
"The offensive on the Somme began again on the 3rd September. Henceforth that part of me which is 'sensitive to victory' will scarcely find any satisfaction in such progress. At every fresh capture of a village, what dominates me is the crushing consciousness of loss, death, and sorrow."
Entry from September 8, 9, or 10, 1916 from the diary of Michel Corday, a French senior civil servant who frequently wrote against those who pressed for peace only through victory. The Battle of the Somme was over two months old when he wrote. Eight British and four French divisions fought in the September 3 attack.
The Paris Front: an Unpublished Diary: 1914-1918 by Michel Corday, page 196, copyright © 1934, by E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., publication date: 1934
1916-09-08, 1916, September, Somme, Battle of the Somme
