128431 Accession Number: 128431

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HERAKLION, CRETE. 1941-05-20. SMOKE AND DUST RISE INTO THE AIR DURING THE GERMAN BOMBING OF HERAKLION. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN 100 METRES NORTH OF THE 14TH BRITISH INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS LOOKING TO THE EAST. (PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCED IN OFFICIAL HISTORY VOLUME: GREECE, CRETE AND SYRIA, PAGE 226).

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128431
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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