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1914-1918
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French Gunners Charging Huge 270 mm. (Howitzer) in Forest of Argonne.
A French three-man gun crew prepares and loads a 270 mm. Howitzer gun in the Argonne Forest, France.
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"And They Did Not Pass" -- Main Entrance and Gate into City of Verdun, France.
A view over the river of the main fortressed entrance to the city of Verdun, France. Beyond the gate, there are buildings and cathedral steeples visible.
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The Cathedral and Notre Dame, Verdun, and Ruins Extending Down to the Banks of the Meuse.
Crumbling ruins of buildings in Verdun, France seem to fall into the Meuse River. In the background, the steeples of the Cathedral of Verdun rise above the city.
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French Troops and Transport on "The Sacred Road," During the Battle of Verdun, 1916.
In the foreground, French troops sit amongst supplies. In the background, a long, winding highway stretching out over the valley. Ranks of troops can also be seen in the middle ground of the valley.
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Poilus Peparing Barbed Wire for Front Line -- Lempire, Meuse, France.
French soldiers weave steel to create barbed wire coils, which will be transported to troops at the battles of Verdun and Meuse-Argonne.
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A Village Reduced to Debris near Verdun, France.
A view of the ruins of completely destroyed buildings in a village outside of Verdun, France.
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A Battery of the Famous 270 Mortars (Howitsers), Mt. St. Eloi.
A Howitzer gun is positioned amongst the trees in a forest in France. Two soldiers stand nearby.
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Entrenched Highlanders on the Lookout Using Mirror Periscope.
Two Scottish soldiers in a trench use a periscope to look out into No Man's Land above. There is a horn nearby, which is used to warn their fellow troops in the case of a gas attack.
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President Pointcare and Marshall Joffre Visiting Officers' Quarters on the Somme Front.
President Raymond Poincare and Marshall Joseph Joffre visit the Officers' Quarters at the Somme camp. In the center, President Poincare and an aide are in conversation. Marshall Joffre, the Commander-in-Chief of the French forces during World War I...
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1916
Tatoi Trenches in the Croisettes Wood Showing Officers in Consultation Just Half an Hour Before the Attack on the Somme Line.
A group of officers discusses military plans shortly before carrying out the first attack of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916.
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