E02972 Accession Number: E02972

Description

The village as it appeared on 16 August 1918. It was captured by the Germans during the March offensive and retaken on 8 August 1918 by the 17th and 18th Battalions, 5th Australian Infantry Brigade, after some rifle fighting with German forces north of the village. Note the heavily shell damaged buildings in the background. This is the left hand image in a two part panorama. The right hand image is held at E03087 for right hand image. See E02972P for the combined image.

Details

Accession Number
E02972
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original quarter plate negative
Date Made
16 August 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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