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Description: | Charles Oppenheimer
Various notes on specific localities
image: a view across the bomb damaged landscape near Lens in France. In the centre of the composition is the Green Crassier itself, a large earthy mound. To the right is an area of flooded low ground, with the remnants of a few trees and buildings in the left foreground. Further back to the left is the burning outskirts of Lens, with the mine buildings and water towers of Fosses 21 and 22 on
the horizon.
text: (lower right) The 'GREEN CRASSIER' Lens. from notes taken Sep 25 1917. The scene of severe fighting by Canadian Corps 1917. German front lines on railway embankment at foot of Crassier. 2 white water towers of Force 22, Charles Oppenheimer
text: (lower left) Outskirts of Lens burning
text: (lower left centre) 2 concrete MG emplacements at top of Crassier
text: (lower right) Mine buildings of Fosses 21 and 22 on skyline. Low ground flooded by damming of Lens canal.
Optimised | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Bomb Damage Battles of Ypres 1917 war debris Western Front 1914-1918 Canadian Army 1914-1918 Landscape Canadian Corps Architecture Battle of Hill 70 Canadian Army Western Front First World War Industry | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Oppenheimer, Charles | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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