World War I Trenches
by Science Photo Library
Title
World War I Trenches
Artist
Science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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World War I trenches. Aerial photograph of the trenches around Saint-Martin-Riviere in northern France. Extensive trench systems were dug by both sides during World War I as the opposing armies fought to a standstill on the Western Front in northern France and Belgium. This area was close to the German Hindenburg Line, the last line of German defences on the Western Front. A planned withdrawal to the line started in February 1917, with the Germans destroying land and buildings on the way.
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July 24th, 2016
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