The citadel, Peronne

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Peronne
Accession Number ART03377
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 24.8 x 35.4 cm (irreg.); image: 24.8 x 35.4 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour, pencil on paper
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Peronne
Date made 22 September 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Depicts the ruins of the Citadel at Peronne with debris strewn through the surrounding streets and soldiers walking around the Citadel. Peronne was the objective of an intensive series of operations mounted by the Australian Corps between 29 August and 2 September 1918. Surrounded by sturdy 17th century ramparts, the town was the centrepiece of a heavily defended area that dominated the crossing points over the Somme, which turned south at Peronne, and thereby blocked an advance on the Hindenburg Line. Peronne had to be cleared street by street, and it was not completely secured until the morning of the 2nd September.