A German soldier (wearing glasses) surrendering to two British officers as he leaves his dugout. ...

Accession Number A03269
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A German soldier (wearing glasses) surrendering to two British officers as he leaves his dugout. Both the officers are wearing trousers with side splits which have been folded and buttoned to enable them to be worn as shorts for the warmer months of summer. The officer on the left is smoking a pipe and is holding a pistol in his left hand, he is also wearing a gas mask bag on his chest. A German water bottle is lying in the foreground just to the left of a kit bag and behind the soldier to the right a shovel is lying on the ground. Another British soldier is partially visible behind the bushes in the right background.

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