Belleau Wood: German Artillery

ID: 1075 ~ Source: American Battle Monuments Commission ~ Creator: Warrick Page/American Battle Monuments Commission ~ Date: 1918

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German artillery pieces were placed in Belleau Wood after World War I to commemorate the battle.

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