Mortar of the Turkish troops, 1916

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First World War: Turkish troops with a 200 year old mortar in the front lines during the battle of Kut el Amara, where the further advance of British-Indian troops in Mesopotamia towards Baghdad was hindered and they had to surrender.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

01.01.1916

31.12.1916

Location:

Iraq

Image ID:

00052004

Dimensions:

2756px x 1883px

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No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

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Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Historical archives

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Battles in the Orient during WWI, 1914-1918

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Keywords:

1st World War Armenia First World War KUT EL AMARA Orient Ottoman Army Ottoman Empire Ottomans Turkish WW I World War I army battles cannon front frontline gun howitzer march mortar soldier soldiers trench troop troops wafare unrest conflicts war historical

Headline:

Mortar of the Turkish troops, 1916

Date:

01.01.1916

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00052004