Picture No | 10640169 |
Date | August 1918 |
Description | German prisoners captured in WWI, 1918 |
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Some of the German prisoners of war captured by the Canadian forces in August 1918: a typical scene in the preliminary collecting cages. The total taken by all the Allied forces on the Western Front from 18th July to 31st August was estimated to be over 128000, of whom 75000 were captured on the French front.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 14th September 1918 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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