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[The artillery on the Westwall stands watch. On clear days an artillery observer ascends in a captive balloon to direct (the guns') fire.]

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Title
[The artillery on the Westwall stands watch. On clear days an artillery observer ascends in a captive balloon to direct (the guns') fire.]
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Captive balloons
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Die Artillerie am Westwall ist auf der Wacht. Bei klarer Sicht steigt der Beobachter mit dem Kesselballon auf, um das Feuer zu leiten."
Content: The Westwall was the system of German bunkers and tank traps facing the French forts of the Maginot Line. The Allies called it the "Siegfried Line". An observer in a basket beneath the balloon would report by radio the locations of targets he saw to guns on the ground.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d7e9fcc0-c601-012f-a835-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The artillery on the Westwall stands watch. On clear days an artillery observer ascends in a captive balloon to direct (the guns') fire.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4537-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[The artillery on the Westwall stands watch. On clear days an artillery observer ascends in a captive balloon to direct (the guns') fire.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4537-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). [The artillery on the Westwall stands watch. On clear days an artillery observer ascends in a captive balloon to direct (the guns') fire.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4537-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

Wikipedia Citation

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[The artillery on the Westwall stands watch.  On clear days an artillery observer ascends in a captive balloon to direct (the guns') fire.]