An aerial view of Riencourt-les-Cagnicourt and the Hindenburg Line east of Bullecourt and as far ...

Accession Number A02482
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt
Date made 4 June 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

An aerial view of Riencourt-les-Cagnicourt and the Hindenburg Line east of Bullecourt and as far as the junction with the Drocourt Switch. The 'splash' of shellfire in the top right hand corner indicates the position of Sans Souci Mill, which served as zero point for all our batteries. Map reference 3 FE 1244 51b U 24.c.d. 30 4.6.17.

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