P10573.003
Photograph P10573.003 First World War, 1914-1918German A7V tank 542 "Elfriede", overturned in a sandpit at Villers-Bretonneux. The bogie units and tie rods are visible between the tank's tracks.
E02368 Accession Number: E02368
Description
The first tank captured from the Germans, an A7V, with the name Elfriede. It was salvaged by the French at Saleux, near Villers-Bretonneux, and is en route to Paris. With others, it was used by the enemy in their early morning attack of 24 April 1918, on the hard-strained British Divisions before Villers-Bretonneux and Cachy, when the Germans took the town in a wide-fronted advance of 2,000 yards. The reply at night by the Australian 13th and 15th Brigades won back the entire position by a brilliant maneouvre and hard fighting.
Details
Accession Number
E02368
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
26 May 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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