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Ottoman
machine gun
corps, before the
Second Battle of Gaza
, which took place on 19 April 1917. The
First Battle of Gaza
, just three weeks prior, had ended in defeat for the
British Empire
, and this second attempt to break through Turkish defenses was also unsuccessful. Six months later, on the
third attempt
, the
Allied
forces were finally able to break the
Gaza
–
Beersheba
line.
Photo:
American Colony, Jerusalem
Restoration:
Lise Broer
/
Fir0002
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