Picture No | 10724063 |
Date | 1914 |
Description | Hand to hand encounter on the Marne, 1914 |
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A hand-to-hand encounter as part of the Marne offensive, at Germigny L'Eveque, near Varreddes, France, between a section of French African troops and German infantry. The Sphere calls this 'the desperate attempt of General Von Kluck to break the allied line on the Marne'.
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Source | Illustration by Paul Thiriat in The Sphere, 31st October 1914 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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