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In Pronville the Germans erected the elaborate ferro-concrete trap seen in the picture
In Pronville the Germans erected the elaborate ferro-concrete trap seen in the picture
Canadian officers beside German fortifications at Pronville, France, during World War I. Canadian officers demonstrate how their lorry was just wide enough to breach the gap in the German fortifications at Pronville. German fortifications were often superior in design and construction to Allied ones. The Germans originated the use of concrete in building dug-outs and trench systems, and the scale …
Contributors
- Germany. Heer
Subject
- Canada. Canadian Army
- Fortifications
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Germany. Heer
Subject
- Canada. Canadian Army
- Fortifications
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (department)
Identifier
- 74549230
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T13:22:54.814Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:46:15.984Z