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Canal de la Sensee Crossings. No. 1. Palluel-Aubencheul Au Bac. [Together with:] Canal de la Sensee Crossings. No. 3. Paillencourt-Estrun [And:] Map, France, Sheet 51B, Edition 2, 1:40,000.
Photographically reproduced aerial mosaics both of three vertical photos taken on 22nd August 1918, total size 48x32cm & 41x30cm approx. Photographically Reproduced by No. 3 Advanced Section, Army Printing & Stationary Services. Contemp. Plus map Sheet of the region.
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Showing road, railway & foot bndges in the region of Brunemont & Aubigny, Paillencourt & Estrun, with their map references & notes on their construction in the negative. The surrounding countryside shows some shelling & a few trench lines, but at the time the canal was crossed the BEF had advanced rapidly beyond Amiens into open country. In fact, this region was not contested until October 1918 when the 2nd & 3rd Canadian Brigades of the 1st Canadian Division "found two well-wired trenches on their front only lightly held by the enemy" (OH 1918 Part V, pp.260-261 refers). The front lines were taken but: "The ground nearby, falling gently to the canal, gave no cover, and the eastern bank was strongly held... the candians rushed down to the canal, where a 7-foot bank gave proection... The bridges on the whole front having been destroyed, no attempt to cross the canal was made." Together with contemp. fldg. map sheet showing the locations. See illustrations on our website.
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