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
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