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title: German Trench, WWI
author: Bundesarchiv, Bild 136-B0560 / Tellgmann, Oscar
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21186/german-trench-wwi/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-10-08
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# German Trench, WWI

_Authored by Bundesarchiv, Bild 136-B0560 / Tellgmann, Oscar_

## Image File

[![German Trench, WWI](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21186.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21186.png)

## Image Caption

A 1916 photograph of a German trench on the Western Front during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). (German Federal Archives)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Oscar, B. B. 1. /. T. (2025, October 08). German Trench, WWI. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21186/german-trench-wwi/>
### Chicago
Oscar, Bundesarchiv, Bild 136-B0560 / Tellgmann,. "German Trench, WWI." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 08, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21186/german-trench-wwi/>.
### MLA
Oscar, Bundesarchiv, Bild 136-B0560 / Tellgmann,. "German Trench, WWI." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21186/german-trench-wwi/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_136-B0560,_Frankreich,_Kavalleristen_im_Sch%C3%BCtzengraben.jpg) by [**Bundesarchiv, Bild 136-B0560 / Tellgmann, Oscar**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_136-B0560,_Frankreich,_Kavalleristen_im_Sch%C3%BCtzengraben.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.