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1914
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Once Fair Village of Coucy, near Reims, France.
Crumbling walls and stones that used to be buildings form a scene of total destruction in the village of Coucy, near Reims, in France.
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1917-1918
The Ruined Stronghold of Fort de la Malmaison, Chemin des Dames, France
Piles of dirt and stone that were once Fort de la Malmaison, a key element of the German defense of the ridge Chemin des Dames. The fort was destroyed by the French in a successful attempt to retake the region.
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Chemin de Dames--Barbed Wire Entaglement
A rusting, barbed wire fence that has become entangled with the undergrowth on the site of a battlefield at Chemin des Dames in France.
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Desolate Waste on Chemin des Dames Battlefield, France
A soldier stands amongst the now desolate countryside and fallen trees after the battles at Chemin des Dames in France
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Camouflaged Trenches in Chemin des Dames Sector
A lieutenant of the Allied forces stands in a trench at Chemin des Dames. Behind him, chicken wire interwoven with pine and hemlock, covers the opening of the trench, to prevent enemy planes from spotting the trench from above.
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Human Wreckage in No Man's Land, Chemin des Dames, France.
The skeleton of a British soldier lies on the site of the battle at Chemin des Dames in France
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1918
Weird Desolation of Berry au Bac, after Four Years of Fighting, France
The destroyed countryside of Berry au Bac at the end of the war.
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1914-1918
"Through it all like horror, runs the red resentment of the guns." Oise, France.
French soldiers man enormous field guns from a ditch near the Oise, in France.
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"Out Where the Bombs are Bursting and the Canons Like Hell-doors Slam."
Soldiers on a battlefield, the back of the card describes the conditions of battle, but does not specify where the battle is or which army the soldiers belong to.
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French Artillery in the Village of Perthes les Hurlus.
French artillery outside Perthes village. There are horse drawn artillery pieces in the background. The final battle for this location had a French victory.
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