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  3. IMAGO International History, Archive, First World War, WWI, Battle of Messines 1917

IMAGO International History, Archive, First World War, WWI, Battle of Messines 1917

Feb 10, 2025

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  • WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. A group of German soldiers captured by the British during the Battle of Messines in Flanders, Belgium. Photograph by Ernest Brooks, 8 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644685

    WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. A group of German soldiers captured by the British during the Battle of Messines in Flanders, Belgium. Photograph by Ernest Brooks, 8 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644685

  • WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. A British officer writing a letter in a captured German trench during the Battle of Messines, Oostaverne Wood, Belgium. Photograph by Ernest Brooks, 11 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644684

    WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. A British officer writing a letter in a captured German trench during the Battle of Messines, Oostaverne Wood, Belgium. Photograph by Ernest Brooks, 11 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644684

  • WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. British soldiers rest next to a captured German field gun near Wytschaete, Flanders during the Battle of Messines. Photograph by John Warwick Brooke, 10 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644683

    WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. British soldiers rest next to a captured German field gun near Wytschaete, Flanders during the Battle of Messines. Photograph by John Warwick Brooke, 10 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644683

  • WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. British soldiers move a captured German field gun near Wytschaete, Flanders during the Battle of Messines. Photograph by John Warwick Brooke, 10 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644682

    WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. British soldiers move a captured German field gun near Wytschaete, Flanders during the Battle of Messines. Photograph by John Warwick Brooke, 10 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644682

  • WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. British officer retrieving a map board from the ruins of a German observation post during the Battle of Messines, Oosttaverne Wood, Flanders. Photograph by Ernest Brooks, 11 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644681

    WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. British officer retrieving a map board from the ruins of a German observation post during the Battle of Messines, Oosttaverne Wood, Flanders. Photograph by Ernest Brooks, 11 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644681

  • WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. Makeshift mess for British artillery officers established during the Battle of Messines. Photograph by John Warwick Brooke, 10 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644680

    WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. Makeshift mess for British artillery officers established during the Battle of Messines. Photograph by John Warwick Brooke, 10 June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644680

  • WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. The blasted landscape of Messines Ridge during the Battle of Messines in Flanders; a trench is visible amidst the shattered remnants of a forest. Photograph, June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644679

    WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES, 1917. The blasted landscape of Messines Ridge during the Battle of Messines in Flanders; a trench is visible amidst the shattered remnants of a forest. Photograph, June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644679

  • WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES. Ordnance explodes amidst barren trees on Messines Ridge in Flanders during the Battle of Messines. Photograph, June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644678

    WWI: BATTLE OF MESSINES. Ordnance explodes amidst barren trees on Messines Ridge in Flanders during the Battle of Messines. Photograph, June 1917. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0644678

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Map to illustrate the Battle of Messines , First World War, June 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xlinee,libro,Britannico,Belgio,colore,territoriale,guerra,partexanteriore,secolo,GranxBretagna,primaxguerraxmondiale,TERRITORIO,posizione,concetto,battaglia,posizioni,Colore,,World.war.i,WWI,campoxdixbattaglia,GuerraxmondialexUna,frontline,glixannix10,ventesimoxsecolo,ThexPrintxCollector,map,frontxline,Unknown,KeystonexArchives,HerbertxPlumer,LordxPlumer,HerbertxCharlesxOnslowxPlumer,theatrexofxwar,ThexGreatxWorldxWar:xAxHistory,FrankxArthurxMumby,Mumby,FrankxArthur,GreshamxPublishingxCompany,GreshamxPublishingxCoxLtd,1,FrankxAxMumby,FrankxA.xMumby,FrankxA.,FrankxA,BattlexofxMessinesx IMAGO ,2752272 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄT Copyright:linee,libro,Britannico,Belgio,colore,territoriale,guerra,partexanteriore,secolo,GranxBretagna,primaxguerraxmondiale,TERRITORIO,posizione,concetto,battaglia,posizioni,Colore,,World.war.i,WWI,

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Map to illustrate the Battle of Messines , First World War, June 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown. Copyright:xlinee,libro,Britannico,Belgio,colore,territoriale,guerra,partexanteriore,secolo,GranxBretagna,primaxguerraxmondiale,TERRITORIO,posizione,concetto,battaglia,posizioni,Colore,,World.war.i,WWI,campoxdixbattaglia,GuerraxmondialexUna,frontline,glixannix10,ventesimoxsecolo,ThexPrintxCollector,map,frontxline,Unknown,KeystonexArchives,HerbertxPlumer,LordxPlumer,HerbertxCharlesxOnslowxPlumer,theatrexofxwar,ThexGreatxWorldxWar:xAxHistory,FrankxArthurxMumby,Mumby,FrankxArthur,GreshamxPublishingxCompany,GreshamxPublishingxCoxLtd,1,FrankxAxMumby,FrankxA.xMumby,FrankxA.,FrankxA,BattlexofxMessinesx IMAGO ,2752272 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄT Copyright:linee,libro,Britannico,Belgio,colore,territoriale,guerra,partexanteriore,secolo,GranxBretagna,primaxguerraxmondiale,TERRITORIO,posizione,concetto,battaglia,posizioni,Colore,,World.war.i,WWI,

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED King George V and the Canadian General Currie view the captured ground at Vimy and Messines, 1917. The Battles of Vimy Ridge and Messines were notable Allied successes in 1917. King George V and the Canadian General Currie view the captured ground at Vimy and Messines, 1917. Artist: Unknown

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED King George V and the Canadian General Currie view the captured ground at Vimy and Messines, 1917. The Battles of Vimy Ridge and Messines were notable Allied successes in 1917. King George V and the Canadian General Currie view the captured ground at Vimy and Messines, 1917. Artist: Unknown

  • The Battle of Messines. The Battle of Messines (7–14 June 1917) Note 1 was an offensive conducted by the British Second Army, under the command of General Herbert Plumer, on the Western Front near the village of Messines in Belgian West Flanders during the First World War. Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A02293

    The Battle of Messines. The Battle of Messines (7–14 June 1917) Note 1 was an offensive conducted by the British Second Army, under the command of General Herbert Plumer, on the Western Front near the village of Messines in Belgian West Flanders during the First World War. Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A02293

  • Battle of Messines Inhabitants leaving their homesduring shelling October 1914, France Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1302130

    Battle of Messines Inhabitants leaving their homesduring shelling October 1914, France Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1302130

  • WW1: Remnants of the London Scottish after the battle of Messines. 31st October 1914. Ridge captured by the Germans on 1st November 1914. UnitedArchives00920987

    WW1: Remnants of the London Scottish after the battle of Messines. 31st October 1914. Ridge captured by the Germans on 1st November 1914. UnitedArchives00920987

  • WW1: Battle of Messines, 1914. 18 pdr in action. Bois de Ploegsteert, 19th-20th October 1914. 1st cavalry brigade. Cannons in WW1. UnitedArchives00920298

    WW1: Battle of Messines, 1914. 18 pdr in action. Bois de Ploegsteert, 19th-20th October 1914. 1st cavalry brigade. Cannons in WW1. UnitedArchives00920298

  • Detachment of the London Scottish in Kemmel after their action in defending the Messines Ridge . 1914 UnitedArchives00871007

    Detachment of the London Scottish in Kemmel after their action in defending the Messines Ridge . 1914 UnitedArchives00871007

  • WW1: Remnants of the London Scottish after the battle of Messines. 31st October 1914. Ridge captured by the Germans on 1st November 1914. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0775030

    WW1: Remnants of the London Scottish after the battle of Messines. 31st October 1914. Ridge captured by the Germans on 1st November 1914. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0775030

  • WW1 General Sir Hubert Gough and General Allenby at Messines 1914. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0773841

    WW1 General Sir Hubert Gough and General Allenby at Messines 1914. Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0773841

  • WW1: Battle of Messines, 1914. 129th Baluchis (sp.?) in a front line trench on the outskirts of Wytchsete, October 1914. Mono Print UnitedArchives0771228

    WW1: Battle of Messines, 1914. 129th Baluchis (sp.?) in a front line trench on the outskirts of Wytchsete, October 1914. Mono Print UnitedArchives0771228

  • WW1: Battle of Messines, 1914. 18 pdr in action. Bois de Ploegsteert, 19th-20th October 1914. 1st cavalry brigade. Cannons in WW1. Mono Print UnitedArchives0771213

    WW1: Battle of Messines, 1914. 18 pdr in action. Bois de Ploegsteert, 19th-20th October 1914. 1st cavalry brigade. Cannons in WW1. Mono Print UnitedArchives0771213

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