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OOSTAVERNE : Map 1917.

First World War (module 1: Personal Experiences) Available online

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Language:
English
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Summary:
Description: [Enlarged from 1:10,000 Trench Maps]. GSGS 3567 Area: Wytschaetebeek - Bois Quarante - Hollandscheschuur Farm - Grand Bois - Petit Bois - Bois de Wytschaete - Oaten & Denys Woods - Bug & Oostaverne Woods - Oostaverne - Wytschaete - Vandamme & Maedelstede Farms - Bogaert Fm - Torreken Fm - Mahieu Fm. German trenches red, with names in blue. British front & support trenches in blue. Metre gauge rlys in red. MS on face: for use as artillery fighting map; artillery arcs & zero line (through Wytschaete church) in pencil. Not linen-backed. Printed title etc on reverse.
Notes:
Description based on online resource (viewed on October 15, 2018).
One of four maps that represent four out of the set of five 1;5,000 sheets prepared specially for the Battle of Messines (7th June 1917). From the Peter Chasseaud Collection.
AMDigital Reference: PC0492ww1map.

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