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Watching and waiting in the snow

9th January 1945: A young officer describes the tension of the front line trenches as everyone suffers from poor food, lack of sleep and the cold

Jan 09, 2025
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Men of a Scottish infantry unit, 153rd Brigade, 5th Black Watch, 51st Highland Division., pose in their new camouflage snow suits near near Marene, Belgium. 9 January, 1945.

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