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Description: | View of the blasted tree stumps in Delville Wood. On 15 July the South African Infantry launched a disastrous attempt to take 'Devil's Wood' during the Battle of the Somme. This is typical of the scenes of devastation after a major offensive. It took a long time for the forests of France and Belgium to recover from the effects of shells and poison gas.
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Master | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Destruction Western Front 1914-1918 Land Warfare Battle of Delville Wood Western Front First World War Battles of the Somme 1916 | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Brooks Ernest (Lt) | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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