Deceiving the enemy
While the majority of their colleagues retreat to a line of trenches further back, some British soldiers remain in the front trench to convince the Germans that the trench is still fully occupied. They do this by making as much commotion as they can, firing rifles and sending flares into the night sky
Picture No
14099424
Media ID
45491156
Size
3400px x 5180px
(2.0MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Drawing by Fortunino Matania, from a sketch The Sphere 25 December 1915
Date
1915
