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English: British trench near the Albert–Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.
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العربية: خندقٌ ألماني سيطر عليه الجُنود البريطانيُّون، يقع على مقرُبة من طريق بلدة ألبير-باپوم في شمال فرنسا، خلال شهر تمُّوز (يوليو) سنة 1916 خلال معركة السوم. ينتمي هؤلاء الرجال إلى السريَّة أ، بالكتيبة الحادية عشر، بفوج شيشاير.
English: A German trench occupied by British Soldiers near the Albert-Bapaume road at Ovillers-la-Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The men are from A Company, 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment.
Français : Une tranchée britannique près de la route Albert-Bapaume à Ovillers-La Boisselle, durant la bataille de la Somme, en Juillet 1916. Les hommes photographiés appartiennent au 11ème bataillon du régiment du Cheshire.
Türkçe: Somme Çarpışması sırasında bir siperde Britanya 22. "Cheshire" Alay 11. Tabur A Bölüğe bağlı bir er. (Albert-Bapaume yolu üzerinde Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Temmuz 1916)
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current05:46, 14 January 2006Thumbnail for version as of 05:46, 14 January 20061,400 × 1,069 (373 KB)Gsl~commonswikiadjusted contrast, sharpened slightly
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11:51, 22 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 11:51, 22 April 2005504 × 374 (177 KB)WamesA British trench near the Albert-Bapaume road at Ovillers-La Boisselle, July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The men are from A Company, 11th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment. Photograph by Lt. J. W. Brooke. Crown Copyright Imperial War Museum catal
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