Famous Battlefields

Dmitri Kessel1951-07

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Sunlight spilling through the French forest, slhouetting young trees where on June 1918 during WWI, the US 4th Marine Brigade began a 20-day siege which mauled 4 German divisions that had been advancing confidently towards Paris.

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Title: Famous Battlefields
Date: 1951-07
Location: Belleau Wood, France
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Battlefields, France, Sections, Forests, Sunlight, Belleau Wood, 1950s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Dmitri Kessel
Original ID: TimeLife_image_5596933
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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