Panoramic view of the Belgian coast from Ostende (Oostende) to Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). A planned ...

Accession Number EZ0174P
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Unknown
Place made Belgium
Date made c 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Panoramic view of the Belgian coast from Ostende (Oostende) to Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). A planned advance in the coastal sector during the British offensive in Flanders was foiled when the Germans attacked on 10 July 1917. Some members of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, who had been successfully tunnelling through the sand dunes towards the German trenches, were captured in the tunnels; a few escaped across the Yser River to Nieuport. This is a digitally combined composite panorama made up of five separate images. It is only available as a digital print. The five images are also available separately at EZ0174A, EZ0174B, EZ0174C, EZ0174D and EZ0174E.