Bapaume, France, 1917. An abandoned German alarm or warning post made of heavy timbers. The post ...

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Bapaume
Accession Number P01835.027
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Bapaume, France, 1917. An abandoned German alarm or warning post made of heavy timbers. The post was equipped with a siren to give warning of an attack. The sign in German on the upper part of the structure reads "Sirenen Posten 1/35" (Alarm Post 1/35).