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File:Aerial view Loos-Hulluch trench system July 1917.jpg

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English: An aerial reconnaissance photograph of the opposing trenches and no-man's land between Loos and Hulluch in Artois, France, taken at 7.15 pm, 22 July 1917. German trenches are at the right and bottom, British trenches are at the top left. The vertical line to the left of centre indicates the course of a pre-war road or track.
Français : Photographie de reconnaissance aérienne des tranchées adverses et du no-man's-land qui les sépare. Les tranchées allemandes sont en bas à droite, les tranchées à gauches sont anglaises. La ligne verticale sur la gauche est tout ce qui reste d'une route. Photo prise entre Loos et Hulluch, en Artois (France) à 19h15, le 22 juillet 1917.
Date 22 July 1917
Source
IWMLondonThumbnail.jpg This is photograph Q 45786 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-03) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
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50° 28′ 18.00″ N, 2° 48′ 21.00″ E

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Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
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File change date and time 22:11, 15 January 2012
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Date and time of digitizing 17:10, 15 January 2012
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