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German Spring Offensive: reserve troops in Saint Quentin on their way to the front, March 1918. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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New recruits march alongside armed officers following the outbreak of the First World War. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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