Battle of Festubert 1915. German Trench System. Artillery Bombardments 1927 map

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Battle of Festubert 1915. German Trench System and Reference Points. Bombardment prior to the night attack by the 2nd & Meerut Division on the 15th May & to the dawn attack by the 7th Division on the 16th May [Battle of Artois]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Map compiled by Major Archibald Frank Becke. Published by Ordnance Survey 1928. Provenance: "History of the Great War based on Official Documents by the Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. Military Operations France and Belgium, 1915". Compiled by Brigadier-General Sir James E. Edmonds. Maps and Sketches compiled by Major A. F. Becke. Published by MacMillan and Co; Limited St. Martin's Street, London 1927. Type: Antique military history map.

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Size: 10529px × 7920px
Location: Pas-de-Calais & Nord
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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