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[Messines Region : Battle of Messines]

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GSGS (Series) ; 2742. Sheet 28SW. Ed. 5A. Trenches to 1st April 1917. OS April 1917. Belgium & part of France. German trenches red, with blue names; British front & support trenches blue. Situation just before the Battle of Messines, when the Ridge was blown up by 19 huge mines. MS on face: forward & rear microphone bases of 'W' Sound Ranging Section 1917-18. MS on reverse: C.

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Title
[Messines Region : Battle of Messines]
Creator
Subject
World War, 1914-1918, World War, 1914-1918--Belgium--France
Description
GSGS (Series) ; 2742. Sheet 28SW. Ed. 5A. Trenches to 1st April 1917. OS April 1917. Belgium & part of France. German trenches red, with blue names; British front & support trenches blue. Situation just before the Battle of Messines, when the Ridge was blown up by 19 huge mines. MS on face: forward & rear microphone bases of 'W' Sound Ranging Section 1917-18. MS on reverse: C.
Publisher
Contributor
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section, Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
Date
1917-04
Type
Format
1:20,000, map
Identifier
macrepo:70117
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Belgium, France, Europe--Belgium, France--Mesen, Hollebeke
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