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German lines seen through the hyposcope.
Unknown, 1915, Press cutting
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German lines seen through the hyposcope.
German lines seen through the hyposcope.
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Title
Drawn at the Front by Frederic Villiers: German lines seen through the hyposcope at fifteen yards.
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From the Illustrated London News published March 20th 1915.
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Unknown
Date
1915
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39.6 x 45.4 cm
Type
Press cutting
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Reference Library
Text from page 366-367: Showing steel shields, behind which the Germans entrench, which are left outside the parapets - a drawing made in the French advance lines.
A hyposcope is a form of periscope used attached to a rifle or as a hand instrument.
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