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Heavy Siege Artillery Reaches Antwerp Front

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Heavy Siege Artillery Reaches Antwerp Front

Beseler, Hans von · Antwerp · Commander of First Army

After earlier fortress battles, German heavy and super-heavy siege pieces are concentrated against Antwerp’s outer fortifications. Their destructive firepower threatens defences designed for a different era of warfare.

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