042011 Accession Number: 042011

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09. AFTER ROMMEL, THE GERMAN GENERAL, HAD RETREATED WITH HIS FORCES TO HIS OWN DEFENCE LINE, THE BATTLE GROUND WAS STREWN WITH MANY DERELICT ENEMY VEHICLES, SOME STILL BURNING. TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION APPROACHED THEM WITH CAUTION, KEEPING A WARY EYE OUT FOR SURVIVORS.

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Accession Number
042011
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 3 13/16 in x 4 7/8 in
Image: 3 1/16 in x 4 1/4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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