Ariel Reconnaissance Photo of Western Front at Acheville
Film Number:5ad810. Air reconnaissance photograph of Acheville, 17 Oct 1917, taken at 3pm. Map 36c Square U14d. The picture shows the village and the Chemin d'Acheville entering the village from the bottom. The German trench lines are clearly visible, running around the east of the village, while the British lines can be seen far to the west, at the top of the picture. This image was used in Lt Frederick Hodges's planning of his offensive reconnaissance for which he won the Military Cross.
CONTRIBUTOR
John Hodges
DATE
1917-10-17
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
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Pencil drawings from Western Front
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Album of pencil drawings believed to have been made in 1918/1919. || This album was acquired at auction in 1999. It contains high quality drawings of the Western Front. The pencil drawings are believed to have been added in 1918/1919. There are initials on the book which look like EMD - possibly the artist?