C04612 Accession Number: C04612

Description

A 28cm German
railway gun which was later captured by the 5th Australian Division in the big advance of August 1918. Copied from a photograph, taken from a German officer at Harbonnieres, August 1918.

Details

Accession Number

C04612

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Black & white - Glass original half plate negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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