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An aerial photograph of a battlefield on the Somme front in France shows French troops moving through trenches and shell craters into an area formerly held by the German army, Jan. 19, 1917. Library of Congress photo

Somme Trenches

An aerial photograph of a battlefield on the Somme front in France shows French troops moving through trenches and shell craters into an area formerly held by the German army, Jan. 19, 1917. Library of Congress photo

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