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A battery of German "77s" shot to pieces by the formidable French "75s" (...)
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A battery of German "77s" shot to pieces by the formidable French "75s" (...)

Sémaphore · 1914 - 1915 · collotype; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Destroyed German artillery. Part of the first series of twelve (eleven present) postcards on the First World War, 1914-1915.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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prentbriefkaartfirearms: cannonEerste Wereldoorlog
Credit lineEene batterij Duitsche "77" door de geduchte Fransche "75" in stukken geschoten (...). 1914 - 1915. Sémaphore. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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