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Hidden for 100 years, the astonishing photos by 16-year-old soldier shows how his brothers-in-arms would forever be haunted by the specter of defeat.

Captivating photographs taken by German soldier Walter Kleinfeldt who fought at the Somme aged just 16.

The teenage soldier captured the reality of the front line for the German army with his Contessa camera.

Kleinfeldt's photographs are seen for the first time, having been found by his son Volkmar just three years ago.

On the left a studio portrait of 16 year old Walter Kleinfeldt, taken shortly after he volunteered in 1915, on the right, at the Somme in 1916.

A 16year old Walter Kleinfeldt photographed in the German city of Ulm in 1915. Just a few weeks later, he was on the Somme.

Walter Kleinfeldt, pictured carrying ammunition in a trench, joined a German gun crew in 1915 and fought at the Somme aged just 16, taking pictures of life on the frontline with his camera.

This photograph shows members of Walter's gun crew on the 1st of July 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme.

Gas attacks were a frequent menace in the Somme during the war so this group wear masks as they load shells into their gun in 1916.

A German observation balloon takes off to direct artillery fire in 1916.

Walter was just 16 when he fought at the Somme but his photos soon took on dark tone. Here he captures a German army medic kneeling beside a dying colleague - but he can do no more than offer comfort.

"After the storm": Walter Kleinfeldt captions one of his images showing bodies strewn across the battlefield.

Amid the appalling devastation and bodies of dead soldiers, a crucifix stands tall - miraculously preserved from the shell fire. The powerful image was captured after a bloody skirmish in 1917