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Photograph 050001 Second World War, 1939-1945MERSA MATRUH, EGYPT. 1942-11. GERMAN AND ITALIAN ARMY SIGNBOARDS AT A CROSSROADS AT MERSA MATRUH.
050002 Accession Number: 050002
Description
MERSA MATRUH, EGYPT. 1942-11. A COLOURED MEMBER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES POINTING TO AN ITALIAN SIGNBOARD AT MERSA MATRUH WHERE HE HAD BEEN WORKING AS FORCED LABOUR BY THE GERMANS. HE HAD BEEN CAPTURED AT TOBRUK AND LATER TRANSPORTED TO MERSA WHERE HE WAS LIBERATED WHEN BRITISH FORCES ADVANCED. SOME GERMAN SIGNBOARDS ARE ON THE LEFT.
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Accession Number
050002
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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