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This train of German motor trucks burned in the forest of Villers-Cotteret (north of Paris) shows the haste of the German retreat after the famous Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Destroyed column of German trucks. Part of the first series of twelve (eleven present) postcards on the First World War, 1914-1915.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDeze trein Duitsche automobiel-vrachtwagens in het woud van Villers-Cotteret (ten Noorden van Parijs) verbrand, toont de overhaasting van den terugtocht der Duitschers na den beroemden veldslag van de. 1914 - 1915. Sémaphore. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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