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Cemetery at Dead Man's Hill

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Hundreds of graves for fallen soldiers at Dead Man's Hill. Captioned: "Cemetery at foot of Mort Homme (Dead Man's Hill). Notice the 'communication trenches...
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Grave of a German Soldier

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: A cross marking the grave of a German soldier. Other graves are in the background. Captioned: "A 'Fritz'."
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Graves at Vaux Varennes

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Freshly dug graves and piles of dirt at Vaux Varannes. Caption reads: "Graves for prospective 'guests' at Vaux Varennes."
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Soldier Praying Over a Mass Grave

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Description: German soldier kneeling on the ground at a mass grave site to say a prayer in honor of his fallen comrades.
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Grave for German Soldiers

Date: 1915
Description: Mass grave for German soldiers killed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the Dardanelles.
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Remains of Town in Cracow

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Description: The remains of Meierhofes in Poskitow north of Cracow in Russian territory. The Meierhof was assaulted five times by Austro-Hungarian troops and always rec...
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Digging Soldier's Graves in Russian Poland

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Description: "Oh Czar, could you ever imagine this." In the palace garden, Russian prisoners digging graves for our brave soldiers who have died heroes' deaths in Russi...
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Grave of Fallen Soldier

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Description: Women in Hebron mourning at the grave of a fallen soldier.

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