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An aerial observer or pilot in flight helmet and overcoat reports to a German General and his staff at a division's combat headquarters on March 21, 1918, the first day of Operation Michael, Germany's spring offensive, the first of five German drives in 1918.
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21. 3. 18.
Division Combat HQ

An aerial observer or pilot in flight helmet and overcoat reports to a German General and his staff at a division's combat headquarters on March 21, 1918, the first day of Operation Michael, Germany's spring offensive, the first of five German drives in 1918.

Image text

Reverse (handwritten):

21. 3. 18.

Division Combat HQ

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"An aerial observer or pilot in flight helmet and overcoat reports to a German General and his staff at a division's combat headquarters on March 21, 1918, the first day of Operation Michael, Germany's spring offensive, the first of five German drives in 1918."

Image Text

Reverse (handwritten):

21. 3. 18.

Division Combat HQ

Image Date

Thursday, March 21, 1918

Month, Year

March, 1918

Tags

Operation Michael, 1918, 1918-03-21, March, Somme Offensive, the Somme Offensive, first German drive