H09597 Accession Number: H09597

Description

Radinghem, France. c. 1918. The apparent cottage was a concrete German Army machine gun position and observation post built to mislead the Allied forces as to its purpose. (Donor British Official Photograph L1452)

Details

Accession Number
H09597
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession H09597

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