In front of the Western Wall reconnaissance exercises continue. Here a squad crosses a creek camouflaged against aerial detection.
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Item data
Title
In front of the Western Wall reconnaissance exercises continue. Here a squad crosses a creek camouflaged against aerial detection.
Collection
Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942
1940
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Subjects
Nazi propaganda
Wetlands
Rowboats
Camouflage (Military science)
Military maneuvers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- German
Soldiers -- German -- 1939-1945
Genres
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Im Vorfeld des Westwalls gingen die Spähtruppunternehmen weiter. Getarnt gegen Fliegersicht stösst hier ein Trupp vor, der ein Flüsschen überqueren muss."
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Content: The soldiers are wearing Waffenrock ("battledress") camouflage smocks and helmet covers. The ridged cylinders slung over their shoulders are gas mask cases.
Source Note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 10 x 14 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1ade3370-c602-012f-9e98-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1940
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "In front of the Western Wall reconnaissance exercises continue. Here a squad crosses a creek camouflaged against aerial detection." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ade3370-c602-012f-9e98-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). In front of the Western Wall reconnaissance exercises continue. Here a squad crosses a creek camouflaged against aerial detection. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ade3370-c602-012f-9e98-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "In front of the Western Wall reconnaissance exercises continue. Here a squad crosses a creek camouflaged against aerial detection." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1ade3370-c602-012f-9e98-58d385a7bc34
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