Aerial view of St. Quentin, taken from a balloon 500 meters in the air. Photo number 66850, captured by photographer G-2 on December 5, 1919. The image was included in the military's description and designated with the symbol EU. Notes indicate that the status of St. Quentin was observed as 1-0.

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Aerial view of St. Quentin, taken from a balloon 500 meters in the air. Photo number 66850, captured by photographer G-2 on December 5, 1919. The image was included in the military's description and designated with the symbol EU. Notes indicate that the status of St. Quentin was observed as 1-0.

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