A panoramic view showing Le Catelet and Govy, two fortified villages in the Hindenburg Main Line ...

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Accession Number E03566B
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Aisne, Le Catelet
Date made 5 October 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A panoramic view showing Le Catelet and Govy, two fortified villages in the Hindenburg Main Line of defence. These villages figured largely in the gallant effort of the American and Australian troops on 29 September 1918. The units chiefly concerned were the 27th and 30th American Divisions and the 3rd and 5th Australian Divisions.