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image: A gun emplacement in the fort de Loncin receives a direct hit, ascending pieces of flying debris every which way.
In front of the explosion lies a wounded Belgian general, Léman, who faces the viewer propped up upon his left elbow. He wears full dress
kepi, blue tunic, dark green trousers, and black top boots. Around his neck below his collar he wears a large decoration. In front of the
general towards the left of the composition there lies a dead infantryman in full kit with his face down in the earth. Behind the general
to the right of the composition another infantryman is flung back, his arms upraised by the force of the explosion. A dead comrade lies at
his feet. In the background to the left a firing party is at the walls of the fort under the command of an officer whose back is toward the
viewer and who brandishes his sword.
text: [trans.] The Tragic End of a Fort. In spite of the fort's position being, according to the Belgian General Staff, untenable, General
Léman refuses to abandon his garrison and defends the position to the end. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | 01/3(4-15) Gérard Mathieu Death Action BE.A medals / orders / decorations trench / defences Artillery Leman propaganda | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Bataille, R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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