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| Picture No | 10825339 |
| Date | 1918 |
| Description | Sphere cover - artillery negotiating shell craters, Matania |
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British artillery in difficulty among shell craters in August 1918. Shell craters were created by explosions, could easily subside and filled with water in wet weather. The craters caused serious problems for artillery pursuing the Germans across the shell-devastated battlefields.
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| Source | Illustration by Fortunino Matania on the front cover of The Sphere, 28 September 1918 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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