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Since the beginning (of the war), the Italian Air Force successfully attacked military and war-related installations in Greece. Our picture shows a direct hit on the Corinth Canal, the most important transportation artery in Greece.

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Title
Since the beginning (of the war), the Italian Air Force successfully attacked military and war-related installations in Greece. Our picture shows a direct hit on the Corinth Canal, the most important transportation artery in Greece.
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
Aerial bombings
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Italian
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "[Seit(?)] vorausgreifend belegte die italienische Luftwaffe militärische und kriegswichtige Anlagen in Griechenland erfolgreich mit Bomben. Unser Bild zeigt einen Treffer auf den Kanal von Korinth, die wichtigste Verkhersstraße Griechenlands."
Content: Italy invaded Greece in October 1940, but Greek resistance was so strong that Germany had to join in to help its Axis partner complete the conquest in April 1941.
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): c4280760-c601-012f-817e-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. "Since the beginning (of the war), the Italian Air Force successfully attacked military and war-related installations in Greece. Our picture shows a direct hit on the Corinth Canal, the most important transportation artery in Greece." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-450f-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. "Since the beginning (of the war), the Italian Air Force successfully attacked military and war-related installations in Greece. Our picture shows a direct hit on the Corinth Canal, the most important transportation artery in Greece." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-450f-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. (1940). Since the beginning (of the war), the Italian Air Force successfully attacked military and war-related installations in Greece. Our picture shows a direct hit on the Corinth Canal, the most important transportation artery in Greece. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-450f-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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Since the beginning (of the war), the Italian Air Force successfully attacked military and war-related installations in Greece.  Our picture shows a direct hit on the Corinth Canal, the most important transportation artery in Greece.