Commemoration of the end of World War I in 1918

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 26 May 2017 at 10:50:31 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 07 June 2018 at 09:50:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 08 July 2018 at 14:37:49 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): World War 1, Western Front, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Poland, Chile, Europe
Fig. 1 - S2 (07.06.2018) - 26.08.1914, Tannenberg, now in Poland: German army broke Russian momentum stopping the frontline until 1917.
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Fig. 2 - 26.05.2017 - Jul-Nov 1916, Somme, France: After 5 months, more than 1 million victims for 8 to 12km advance of a 20km wide front.
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The 01.07.1916, 19000 British died at Battle of the Somme. 57000 British were killed or wounded this day, 30000 in the first 6 min of the assault.
Fig. 3 - 08.07.2018 - Coronel, Chile the 01.11.1914: 1st naval encounter of WWI & 1st defeat of the Royal Navy since 1812.
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Fig. 4 - 26.05.2017 - 11.11.2018, Rethondes, France: Glade of the Armistice. Its train & monuments were taken or destroyed in 1940.
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