Picture No | 10724078 |
Date | August 1914 |
Description | Liege cupola fort diagram 1914 |
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A sectional view of one of the Liege Cupola forts, with its surrounding barbed wire defences. These forts played an important part in the Battle of Liege, the first battle of World War One, in which the Belgian defenders delayed the German advance, allowing time for the Allies to prepare the defence of France.
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Source | Drawing by G.Torrance Stephenson The Sphere 15 August 1914 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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