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This comes from a series of photographs acquired by the War Department depicting military activities during World War I.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs .
National Archives Identifier: 16581312
Full Citation: Civilians Liberated by the British Looking at a German Machine Gun Nest near their Home; 10/15/1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs , Record Group 165. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/civilians-liberated-by-the-british-looking-at-a-german-machine-gun-nest-near-their-home/, May 25, 2026]
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