Aerial_view_Loos-Hulluch_trench_system_July_1917.jpg


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English: An aerial reconnaissance photograph of the opposing trenches and no-man's land between Loos-en-Gohelle and Hulluch in Artois , France, taken at 7.15 pm, 22 July 1917. German trenches are at the right and bottom, British trenches are at the top left. The vertical line to the left of centre indicates the course of a pre-war road or track.

The location is Hill 70, attacked and taken between 15 and 25 August 1917 by the Canadian Corps.

Français : Photographie de reconnaissance aérienne des tranchées adverses et du no-man's-land qui les sépare. Les tranchées allemandes sont en bas à droite, les tranchées à gauches sont anglaises. La ligne verticale sur la gauche est tout ce qui reste d'une route. Photo prise entre Loos et Hulluch, en Artois (France) à 19h15, le 22 juillet 1917.
Русский: Аэрофотосъемка траншей (окопов) и ходов сообщения противников и разделяющей их ничейной земли, Западноевропейский театр войны. Справа внизу немецкие окопы, слева — английские, канадские. Вертикальная линия слева — это всё, что осталось от дороги. Аэроснимок сделан между Лоосом и Хюлухом, в Артуа (Франция) в 19.15, 22 июля 1917 года.
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Camera location 50° 28′ 18″ N, 2° 48′ 21″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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