043893
Photograph 043893 Period 1970-1979HMAS SYDNEY LEAVING SYDNEY HARBOUR FOR THE LAST TIME, 1975-12.
041951 Accession Number: 041951
Description
TEL-EL-EISA, EGYPT. 1942-07. A GERMAN OFFICER PRISONER OF WAR CHATS WITH AN OFFICER OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION. HE IS LIEUTENANT HANS RICHTER OF THE LORRIED INFANTRY. HE WAS HEADING A BATTALION OF INFANTRY DURING A RECENT ATTACK ON THE AUSTRALIAN POSITIONS AND BECAME SEPARATED FROM HIS MEN WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT IN OUR ARTILLERY BARRAGE. HIS REVOLVER JAMMED AFTER HE TRIED TO FIRE AT OUR TROOPS AND HE THEN GAVE HIMSELF UP.
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Accession Number
041951
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"
Format: 4x5"
Measurement
Overall: 4 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in
Image: 4 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in
Image: 4 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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