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(413) D.3133 - View of Quéant where we broke the Hindenburg Line
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (413) D.3133 - View of Quéant where we broke the Hindenburg Line |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547022 |
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| Description | The village of Quéant, France: the road that runs through the village is bordered on both sides by ruined buildings. Any walls that remain standing are being supported by wooden logs. Most of the damage, however, is irreparable. A solitary figure walks along the road with several horses, and an abandoned cart lies at a fork in the road. There are a number of trees in the village that appear to have been untouched by the shellfire. The village of Quéant was captured by Allied forces in September 1918. In doing so the Allies broke through the German Hindenburg Line, an impressive system of defensive fortifications built behind the Front. A month later the Allies would have complete control of the Hindenburg Line, signalling the end of the war. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. View of Queant where we broke the Hindenburg Line.'] |
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| Description | John Warwick Brooke, of the Topical Press Agency, was the second British official war photographer to go to the Western Front in 1916. The demands placed on he and his colleague, Ernest Brooks, were heavy. They had to take as many photographs as possible, with as much variety as possible, a difficult task for two men covering an army of over two million. Despite this, Warwick Brooke managed to take what would become some of the most memorable images of World War I. As an officially appointed photographer, Warwick Brooke was assigned to the Western Front to follow the progress of the British Army. During his time there, between 1916 and 1918, Warwick Brooke is estimated to have taken over 4,000 photographs. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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