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The Battle for Courcelette
Painted in 1918 by Louis Weirter (1873–1932)

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Like the observer in the tree in the foreground, Lieutenant Louis Weirter witnessed this battle as a soldier. He saw the burning sugar factory to the right, the crippled tank to the left, the swooping aircraft in the sky, and the mad scramble of troops under heavy bombardment.


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