'Leaving for a night raid at Messines into the darkness of "No Man's Land"', 1917 (c)
Stereoscopic photograph, World War One, Western Front, 1917 (c).
Trench raids were a regular feature of life on the Western Front. Small groups of men would cross no-man's-land and infiltrate the enemy lines. They were often undertaken to capture prisoners for interrogation, gather intelligence on defences and troop dispositions or to destroy enemy fortifications and weapons.
From a collection of 101 stereoscopic photographs entitled 'The Great War'.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1972-08-67-1-81
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1972-08-67-1-81