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(58) X.25020 - In Pronville the Germans erected the elaborate ferro-concrete trap seen in the picture
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Allies > Canadian and Newfoundland > (58) X.25020 - In Pronville the Germans erected the elaborate ferro-concrete trap seen in the picture |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74549230 |
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| Description | Canadian officers beside German fortifications at Pronville, France, during World War I. Canadian officers demonstrate how their lorry was just wide enough to breach the gap in the German fortifications at Pronville. German fortifications were often superior in design and construction to Allied ones. The Germans originated the use of concrete in building dug-outs and trench systems, and the scale of the concrete, iron and wire construction in the picture demonstrates the German desire to build strong, lasting defences. Pronville is a town in the Pas de Calais region in north-east France. It was in this area that Canadian troops were most heavily concentrated in the final months of the war. [Original reads: 'In PRONVILLE the Germans erected the elaborate ferro-concrete trap seen in the picture. The gap is large enough for a lorry but would have stopped a tank. To the consternation of the enemy the Canadians advanced here without the support of the dreaded land ships.'] |
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| Description | Photographs from the Haig series that are connected with Canadian troops and the Newfoundland Regiment of the British Army. |
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| Description | Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British. |
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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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