HistoryPorn • 11 months ago

Fort Douaumont, before and after the Battle of Verdun, WW1, 1915-1916

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Fort Douaumont, before and after the Battle of Verdun, WW1, 1915-1916

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HistoryPorn • 11 months ago

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@pageflight
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Actually a lot of Google “satellite” imagery is from planes, as I assume this is.
- @[email protected]
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  10•11 months ago
  Or a balloon, which they used in ww1 for observation
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    4•11 months ago
    Some fascinating history, thanks for the note!
- PugJesusOPM
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  They called them ‘birds’ back then

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