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Major military operations have not started on the Western Front, but the men of the German Army keep careful watch. An anti-tank gun in the front lines has been skillfully camouflaged.

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Title
Major military operations have not started on the Western Front, but the men of the German Army keep careful watch. An anti-tank gun in the front lines has been skillfully camouflaged.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

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

1939

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1939
Topics
Nazi propaganda
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- German
Soldiers -- German -- 1939-1945
Artillery (Weaponry) -- German -- 1939-1945
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "An der Westfront kam es noch nicht zu größeren Kampfhandlungen; aber die Männer der deutschen Wehrmacht halten sorgfältige Wacht. Meisterhaft getarnt steht eine Panzerabwehrkanone in vorderster Front."
Content: This hidden anti-tank gun is symbolic of being on the defensive. The propaganda message here is that the German army is ready to resist the Allies' aggressive plans.
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): a68afd70-c601-012f-4166-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1939: 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. "Major military operations have not started on the Western Front, but the men of the German Army keep careful watch. An anti-tank gun in the front lines has been skillfully camouflaged." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fca9-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Major military operations have not started on the Western Front, but the men of the German Army keep careful watch. An anti-tank gun in the front lines has been skillfully camouflaged." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fca9-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Major military operations have not started on the Western Front, but the men of the German Army keep careful watch. An anti-tank gun in the front lines has been skillfully camouflaged. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fca9-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

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Major military operations have not started on the Western Front, but the men of the German Army keep careful watch.  An anti-tank gun in the front lines has been skillfully camouflaged.