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File:Passchendaele aerial view.jpg

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The picture shows the destruction of Passchendaele at the end of the First World War, compared to the beginning.

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English: Aerial view of the village of Passchendaele (north is to the right of the photo) before and after the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917.
Français : Vue aerienne du village de Passendale, avant et après la troisième bataille d'Ypres, en 1917. Le nord est à droite sur les photos.
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This photograph Q 42918A comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-03)
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Camera location50° 54′ 01″ N, 3° 01′ 16″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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