Accession Number | E00444 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area |
Date made | 8 May 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Looking towards Riencourt, in France, from the Hindenberg parapet, on 8 May 1917, whilst the ...
Description
Looking towards Riencourt, in France, from the Hindenberg parapet, on 8 May 1917, whilst the village was in German possession. The 6th Brigade almost reached Riencourt in the attack on 3 May 1917, establishing itself in both the first and second systems of the Hindenburg Line, and for some distance further forward; but the lack of similar success on the flanks compelled a withdrawal to conform with the general line of advance.