American soldiers clearing debris around houses destroyed by shell fire in Zonnehepke, Belgium during World War One. This photograph, numbered G-2 65216, was taken by photographer RECO on May 12, 1919. The soldiers are seen working to remove the wreckage left by the war.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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