#enemy trenches

[foxtufts]

Seeing a blog I've liked posts from proceed to give the most dogwater takes I have ever witnessed in my whole life.

I did not realise I was in enemy territory.

[thewartoendwars]

A view from the roof of the White Chateau, when the Australians held the white chalk line of trenches as their front line, and the enemy trenches were in front of Monument Wood (on the left) and the isolated tree on the sky line to the right.

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This photograph shows the exact point where, after heavy fighting, the 39th Australian Battalion finally broke through the German lines on their way to Bethlehem farm forcing a hole in the German lines around the town of Messines, 1917.

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German infantry going into the attack against allied positions near Arras.

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German A7V tanks practicing attacking techniques against their own infantry. These practices would not only train the tank crews but also steady the infantry against 'Tank Terror'

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A view of a section of battlefield along the Gallipoli Front. This photograph was taken on the 9th May 1915. The day before soldiers of the 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade had attacked this area gaining 550 yards for the loss of 1100 men out of a total force of 2500.

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Squadron of Australian Light Horse moving against Turkish positions

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German soldiers advancing across No Man’s Land towards Arras