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| Picture No | 10215202 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | French recapturing village |
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French troops recapturing the village of Ville-en-Woeuvre from the Germans, near the French fortress of Verdun in October 1914. Verdun was of strategic importance to both sides during World War I. The Germans bombardment during 1916 was intended to 'bleed France white'.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News, 16 January 1915 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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