Jerusalem Delivered
Improvement Era, vol. 21, no. 5, March 1918, p. 431
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the victorious British forces, is shown entering Jerusalem on foot, after he
had succeeded in wresting it from the sway of the Turk. The Turks and
their Teuton allies had already evacuated the city, and the British forces
were in complete control when the British commander made his triumphal
entry through the Jaffa gate. Accompanying Gen. Allenby are his staff and
the commanders of the French and Italian forces who co-operated with the
British in the drive through Palestine. This is the first official photo, show-
ing the British forces entering the Holy City.