Remains of WW1 shell craters and German trenches at the Beaumont-Hamel battlefield memorial, France. The site is dedicated Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I. The 74-acre (300,000 m2) preserved battlefield park encompasses the grounds over which the Newfoundland Regiment made their unsuccessful attack on 1 July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme. During the First World War, Beaumont-Hamel was very close to the front lines of the conflict and saw heav (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)
