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Captured gun, Long Max, Belgium, with civilians posing
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Captured gun, Long Max, Belgium, with civilians posing
Male and female civilians posing with a big gun, Long Max (also known as Koekelare and Leugenboom, of the German Pommern Battery), Belgium, captured by the Belgians on 16 October 1918. Date: circa 1919
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This evocative photograph captures the spirit of the post-World War I era in Belgium, as male and female civilians proudly pose with the massive gun, Long Max, also known as Koekelare and Leugenboom, on 16 October 1918. The German Pommern Battery's Long Max, the largest artillery piece of its kind in the world during the First World War, had been a symbol of German military power and terror during the occupation of Belgium. However, the tide of the war had turned, and the Belgian forces, with the support of the Allies, had managed to capture the gun just days before the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918. The image of civilians posing with the gun symbolizes the relief and jubilation felt by the Belgian people as they reclaimed their freedom from the German occupation. The barrels of Long Max, which towered over the landscape at over 13 meters in length, now serve as a backdrop for the triumphant civilians, their faces filled with pride and joy. The photograph, taken circa 1919, is a testament to the resilience and determination of the Belgian people during a time of great upheaval and change.
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