H11629 Accession Number: H11629

Description

Palestine. c. 1917. A German 5.9 inch Howitzer apparently manned by a Turkish Army crew. This was a captured enemy photograph and all these guns were actually manned by German and Austrian Army personnel but photographs of this nature were posed for the Turkish press.

Details

Accession Number
H11629
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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