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‘Formidable Hun pill-box at Bullecourt, the Battle of Arras’, 1917 (b/w photo)

‘Formidable Hun pill-box at Bullecourt, the Battle of Arras’, 1917 (b/w photo)
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NAM5923012
Image title
‘Formidable Hun pill-box at Bullecourt, the Battle of Arras’, 1917 (b/w photo)
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Photographer
Unknown photographer, (20th century)
Location
National Army Museum, London
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1917 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

‘Formidable Hun pill-box at Bullecourt, the Battle of Arras’, 1917. Stereoscopic photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917. Between February and April 1917 the German forces on the Western Front pulled back to the Hindenburg Line, a defensive position that shortened their front by 80 kilometres (50 miles). Deep belts of wire and concrete pillboxes made the line a formidable barrier but this did not prevent the Allies from renewing their assaults. The British went on the offensive at Arras between 9 April and 16 May. After a huge artillery bombardment, elements of the First, Third and Fifth armies advanced up to eight kilometres (five miles) before the assault was halted. Casualties surpassed 150,000 for the British and Canadians and 100,000 for the Germans. Once again there had been no breakthrough, even though the Canadian Corps gained some success in taking Vimy Ridge, a key feature that dominated the surrounding area. From a collection of 101 stereoscopic photographs entitled ‘The Great War’ including the official series.

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© National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
pillbox / Fortification / gun emplacement / trench warfare / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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