Content creator Rivenzi, specializing in historical popularization, recently published a documentary on YouTube, dedicated to the Battle of the Somme, attracting a large audience according to France 3 Hauts-de-France. This video, posted online on Tuesday, reached 110,000 views in just 48 hours, marking an exceptional start.
In this documentary, Rivenzi explores the main sites of memory of the battle, including the towns of Albert and Villers-Bretonneux, as well as the Thiepval memorial, providing a visual and immersive perspective on the tragic events of 1916.
An immersive exploration in the heart of the Somme
For several days, the streamer traveled through the historic sites of the Somme department to capture the essence of this region marked by the battles of the First World War. Accompanied by a guide, he visited the most symbolic sites, such as the Lochnagar crater in La Boisselle, to illustrate the impressive dimensions of the conflict.
The documentary, combining images from the battlefields and sequences filmed on the ground, quickly found its audience, in particular because of the quality of the immersion and the richness of the explanations. This success pays homage to the vestiges of this decisive period.
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