016239 Accession Number: 016239

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Group portrait of Australian infantrymen who stormed the last steep heights before the fall of the village of Sattelberg. The troops are standing in front of the damaged remains of houses in ruins after bombing.

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Accession Number
016239
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c November 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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