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Les allies a Monastir; Les coffres-forts pilles par les Allemands dans la prefecture... 1916. Creator: Unknown
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Les allies a Monastir; Les coffres-forts pilles par les Allemands dans la prefecture... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les allies a Monastir; Les coffres-forts pilles par les Allemands dans la prefecture incendiee, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916". (The allies in Monastir; Safes looted by Germans in the burned prefecture)
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Aftermath Bank Campaign Courtyard Debris Destruction Lillustration Looted Looting Macedonian Front Military Campaign Monastir Macedonia Monastir Offensive Plunder Plundering Rubble Safe Safe Deposit Salonika Front Wreckage
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This evocative photograph captures the aftermath of the Monastir Offensive during the First World War, specifically the looting of the safes in the burned prefecture by German troops in 1916. The image, titled "Les Allies a Monastir; Les coffres-forts pillés par les Allemands dans la préfecture incendiée" (The Allies in Monastir; Safes looted by Germans in the burned prefecture), is from the "Collection de la Guerre IV" of the French publication "L'Illustration" (The Illustration). The scene unfolds in the courtyard of the prefecture, with debris and wreckage scattered about. A man in military uniform stands in the foreground, his expression unreadable as he gazes upon the open safe before him. The safe, along with others, has been plundered, its contents likely taken as spoils of war. The Monastir Offensive, also known as the Salonika Front or the Macedonian Front, was a significant campaign on the Eastern Front of World War I, fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers in the region of Monastir, Macedonia. The photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the destruction and lawlessness that often accompanied military conflict, and the human cost of war.
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