024749 Accession Number: 024749

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TEL EL EISA, EGYPT. 1942-08-01. DISTANT VIEW OF TEL EL EISA STATION LOOKING TOWARD GERMAN FRONT LINE WHERE THERE ARE SPANDAU POSTS. HEAVY FIGHTING TOOK PLACE AROUND HERE BEFORE THE POSITION WAS FINALLY WRESTED FROM THE GERMANS.

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024749
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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