German field pieces which were dragged from their pits to be used point blank agains range ...

Accession Number E02782
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass transparency (positive)
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Harbonnieres
Date made 8 August 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

German field pieces which were dragged from their pits to be used point blank agains range against the attacking Australians. These guns were captured by the 58th Battalion.

Alternate caption: German material left in a street at Harbonnieres, in France, on August 8th, 1918, during the progress of the Australian attack.

Curatorial note: while the first caption is preferred, both original captions as they appear in the original photographic description sheets have been included.

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