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Aerial photographs of a raid in the Cherisy area, 1917
(Catalogue ref: MUN 5/302)
  6a   6b   6c   6d          
  6a   6b   6c   6d          
  MUN 5/302; photo of a raid, 1917  
 

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  • Can you describe what is happening in each of the 4 stages of the raid?
  • Is it possible to tell what this raid was trying to achieve?
  • Which aspects of trench warfare does this source provide information on?
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