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The First World War: The Western Front (July 1916)

The Western Front was the scene of a nightmarish stalemate during the First World War. The battlefield became a vast wasteland, devoid of trees, grass, and animal life. Here, a German infantry battalion crosses a muddy landscape of barbed wire and parapets in 1916.

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The First World War: The Western Front (July 1916)

© Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz