'An enemy blockhouse seized at Poelecappelle is quickly converted into a machine-gun nest', 1917
Stereoscopic photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917.
The machine-gun was one of the dominant weapons on the First World War battlefield. When established in a fixed defensive position and sited specifically to cover potential enemy attack routes it was a fearsome weapon. Infantry assaults upon such positions invariably resulted in high casualties.
From a collection of 101 stereoscopic photographs entitled 'The Great War'.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1972-08-67-1-94
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1972-08-67-1-94