Place | Europe: Greece, Crete |
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Accession Number | ART92789 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 35.2 x 50 cm; image: 33.2 x 48.4 cm |
Object type | |
Physical description | linocut on paper; edition: 1/25 |
Maker |
Winters, Michael |
Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
Date made | 2003 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
The church of St George and a wounded Australian
Description
The church of St George was used by the German’s as a safe house and position from which to attack the Allied soldiers. On 27 May in an attempt to take the Church and therefore destroy a threatening machine gun and observation post there were many Australian casualties.