Thirty Minutes that Killed a Generation: The Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Thirty Minutes that Killed a Generation: The Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Join host Chris Mowery as he explores the tragic and defining morning of July 1, 1916. In this episode, we follow the heartbreaking story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, a group of young volunteers from what was then an autonomous British dominion. Sent across the Atlantic to fight in the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, the regiment lost the better part of a generation in just thirty minutes. The Blue Puttees: Discover how a small, fishing-based island raised a volunteer regiment in barely a month, outfitting them in distinctive blue leg-wrappings due to a local khaki shortage.
The Flawed Assault: Learn about the strategic miscalculations at Beaumont-Hamel, including a catastrophic compromise to detonate a massive underground mine ten minutes early, alerting the German frontline.
The 30-Minute Devastation: Hear a detailed account of the morning the regiment advanced alone across no-man's land into converging machine-gun fire, suffering a casualty rate of over ninety percent. Out of roughly 800 men, only 68 answered the roll call the next day.
The Aftermath & Legacy: We examine how the decimated unit rebuilt to fight again and earn the rare "Royal" prefix from King George V. Finally, we explore the lasting national wound: how the staggering financial and human cost of the Great War eventually led Newfoundland to surrender its self-government and join the Canadian Confederation.

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