File:Battle of Messines - destroyed German trench.jpg

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Description

English: This is a disturbing image of a destroyed German trench. In the foreground the limp bodies of dead German soldiers lie amidst the rubble. It is difficult to distinguish the soldiers from the chaos around them, but three bodies are clearly visible. One man, wearing a helmet, has been pushed forward by the blast and, although dead, appears to crouch forward. The entire scene is a maelstrom of mud, splintered wood and dead bodies.

Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Smashed up German trench on Messines Ridge with dead.'

Photographs from the Haig "Official Photographs" series

Date

1917

Source

This image is available from the National Library of Scotland under the sequence number or Shelfmark ID D.1520 and under the Digital Archive ID number 74547058

Author

John Warwick Brooke
Description	British photographer Official British First Word War photographer
Date of birth	30 May 1886
Location of birth	St Saviour, United Kingdom

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