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English: Destruction at the village of Montaubaun, France. Four soldiers are sorting through a pile of rubble while two stand on and watch. In the distance the surrounding fields can be seen. In the middle of the photo a statue of the Virgin Mary, significantly, still stands although a bullet has hit her shoulder.

It is impossible not to wonder whether the statue was really the only thing left standing amongst the destruction. As these images were intended as propaganda it is possible that the scene was staged for poignancy.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. The Virgin wounded in the shoulder. The only thing left intact in the ruined village of Montauban.']

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current17:35, 14 January 2022Thumbnail for version as of 17:35, 14 January 2022919 × 667 (115 KB)Ich (talk | contribs)Cropped 8 % horizontally, 10 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode.
17:34, 14 January 2022Thumbnail for version as of 17:34, 14 January 20221,000 × 744 (126 KB)Ich (talk | contribs)https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn30/71.30.jpg
16:11, 16 November 2016Thumbnail for version as of 16:11, 16 November 2016600 × 447 (53 KB)Fæ (talk | contribs)National Library of Scotland, Set 72157624150609895, ID 4688648158, Original title Virgin wounded in the shoulder

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