Identifier1996-11-18_image_440SourceThe Marc A. Lagen World War I Collection (1996-11-18), Box 2, Folders 9-11DescriptionAerial photograph and accompanying overlay of a battlefield in the Verdun region of France, September 25, 1917. Trenches, batteries, and train lines are marked on the overlay.
Inscription on image: "5000m 25/9/17 Bois Sachet 170/790 f50."
Inscription on overlay: "A.B.C. - Three batteries of the same group. Battery A hidden under wood was indicated by prisoner and confirmed by the photo. The small path p-p' which joins the battery A to battery B & C is one of the indications pointed out by the prisoner. Verdun Region. Sept 25, 1917- 5000m f:50."Creation Date1917-09-25SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918PlaceVerdun (France)FranceOriginal Formatphotographic printsaerial photographsBibliographic CitationThe Marc A. Lagen World War I Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense
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