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Battlefield at the Somme, 1916

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Battlefield at the Somme, 1916

Image text:

Aerial photograph of a trench near Vermandovilliers. The picture, taken by a German reconnaissance plane at a height of 656 ft, illustrates the effects of prolonged shelling. It shows an area riddled with shell-holes and soldiers in badly damaged trenches.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

01.01.1916
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31.12.1916

Location:

France

Image ID:

00967219

Dimensions:

3712px x 4923px

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

Copyright Notice:

Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Keywords:

1st World War First World War WWI Western Front World War I aerial photo aerial photograph aerial view air photo attrition warfare military shell-hole field trench trenches unrest conflicts war historical perspective
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Headline:

Battlefield at the Somme, 1916

Date:

01.01.1916

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00967219