British troops entering Baghdad
IWM Q 24168 (11 Mar 1917)
British troops entering Baghdad |
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| Having recaptured Kut from the Turks
on 24 February, British and Indian troops under General Maude finally seized
Baghdad on 11 March 1917. This photograph shows the 1st Division of the
4th Hampshire Regiment entering the city past a large crowd of local onlookers.
The division was, in fact, based at a garrison just outside Baghdad and
was ordered to march into the city specifically for the purposes of this
staged photograph. IWM Q 24168 (11 Mar 1917) |
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